Related for Yevamot 122:4
סבר לה כרבי מאיר דחייש למיעוטא וסבר לה כרבי יהודה דאמר אילונית זונה הויא
man was written,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Deut. XXV, 7. ');"><sup>8</sup></span> and we also draw a comparison between woman and man.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As the male must be a grown-up man and not a minor so must the female be a grown-up woman. ');"><sup>9</sup></span> What, however, is the reason why they may not contract levirate marriage? He replied: Because a minor male might be found to be a saris;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Wanting in generative powers. V. Glos. ');"><sup>10</sup></span>
Tosefta Yevamot
...Rabbi Natan said: Beit Shammai say two boys [to fulfill pru urvu], like Moshe’s sons, as it is written: “And Moshe’s sons were Gershom and Elazar" (Chronicles 1 23:15). Beit Hillel say: a son and a daughter, as it is written: “Male and female God created them” (Genesis 5:2). Rabbi Natan said: Beit Shammai say: a son and a daughter, and Beit Hillel say: a son or a daughter....
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