יבמות ו׳Yevamot 6

Perek 6 of 16 in Yevamot — 6 mishnayot

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Mishnah 1א׳

הַבָּא עַל יְבִמְתּוֹ, בֵּין בְּשׁוֹגֵג, בֵּין בְּמֵזִיד, בֵּין בְּאֹנֶס, בֵּין בְּרָצוֹן, אֲפִלּוּ הוּא שׁוֹגֵג וְהִיא מְזִידָה, הוּא מֵזִיד וְהִיא שׁוֹגֶגֶת, הוּא אָנוּס וְהִיא לֹא אֲנוּסָה, הִיא אֲנוּסָה וְהוּא לֹא אָנוּס, אֶחָד הַמְעָרֶה וְאֶחָד הַגּוֹמֵר, קָנָה, וְלֹא חָלַק בֵּין בִּיאָה לְבִיאָה:

[If] one had relations with his Yevama [a woman whose husband died childless and whose brother-in-law must marry or dismiss her] he acquires [marries her thereby]. [This is so] whether he [had relations] unknowingly [he thought she was somebody else] or knowingly, by force [he was compelled by somebody else] or willingly. [This is so] even [if] he [acted] unknowingly and she [acted] knowingly, [or] he [acted] knowingly and she [acted] unknowingly, [or] he [acted] by force and she did not [act] by force, [or] she [acted] by force and he did not [act] by force. [This is so] whether he did not complete the intercourse or he did complete the intercourse. And it makes no difference whether there was [natural] relations or [unnatural] relations.

Mishnah 2ב׳

וְכֵן הַבָּא עַל אַחַת מִכָּל הָעֲרָיוֹת שֶׁבַּתּוֹרָה, אוֹ פְסוּלוֹת, כְּגוֹן אַלְמָנָה לְכֹהֵן גָּדוֹל, גְּרוּשָׁה וַחֲלוּצָה לְכֹהֵן הֶדְיוֹט, מַמְזֶרֶת וּנְתִינָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, בַּת יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמַמְזֵר וּלְנָתִין, פָּסַל. וְלֹא חָלַק בֵּין בִּיאָה לְבִיאָה:

Similarly, [if] one had relations with any of those with whom such unions are forbidden by the Torah, or with a woman who is disqualified for him - such as a widow to a High Priest or a divorced woman or a Chalutzah [a woman who performs Chalitzah] to a common priest, or a Mamzeret [the offspring of a severely prohibited union between a Jewish man and woman] or a Netinah [a member of a caste of Temple servants historically descended from the Gibeonites] to a Jew, she is disqualified [from later marrying a priest]. And it makes no difference whether there was [natural] relations or [unnatural] relations.

Mishnah 3ג׳

אַלְמָנָה לְכֹהֵן גָּדוֹל, גְּרוּשָׁה וַחֲלוּצָה לְכֹהֵן הֶדְיוֹט, מִן הָאֵרוּסִין לֹא יֹאכְלוּ בַתְּרוּמָה. רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר וְרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן מַכְשִׁירִין. נִתְאַרְמְלוּ אוֹ נִתְגָּרְשׁוּ, מִן הַנִּשּׂוּאִין פְּסוּלוֹת, מִן הָאֵרוּסִין כְּשֵׁרוֹת:

Once there has been betrothal of a widow to a High Priest, or of a divorced woman or a Chalutzah to a common priest, they [the women] may not eat Terumah [a portion of a crop given to a priest which becomes holy upon separation and may only be consumed by priests and their households]. Rabbi Elazar and Rabbi Shimon allow her [to eat Terumah]. If they [these women] become widowed or divorced [from these priests] following marriage they are disqualified [from marrying priests]; if they [become widowed or divorced] following betrothal they are permitted [to marry priests].

Mishnah 4ד׳

כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל לֹא יִשָּׂא אַלְמָנָה, בֵּין אַלְמָנָה מִן הָאֵרוּסִין, בֵּין אַלְמָנָה מִן הַנִּשּׂוּאִין, וְלֹא יִשָּׂא אֶת הַבּוֹגֶרֶת. רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר וְרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן מַכְשִׁירִין בְּבוֹגֶרֶת. לֹא יִשָּׂא אֶת מֻכַּת עֵץ. אֵרֵס אֶת הָאַלְמָנָה, וְנִתְמַנָּה לִהְיוֹת כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל, יִכְנֹס. וּמַעֲשֶׂה בִיהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן גַּמְלָא שֶׁקִּדֵּשׁ אֶת מָרְתָא בַת בַּיְתוֹס, וּמִנָּהוּ הַמֶּלֶךְ לִהְיוֹת כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל, וּכְנָסָהּ. שׁוֹמֶרֶת יָבָם שֶׁנָּפְלָה לִפְנֵי כֹהֵן הֶדְיוֹט, וְנִתְמַנָּה לִהְיוֹת כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁעָשָׂה בָהּ מַאֲמָר, הֲרֵי זֶה לֹא יִכְנֹס. כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל שֶׁמֵּת אָחִיו, חוֹלֵץ וְלֹא מְיַבֵּם:

The High Priest may not marry a widow, either a widow from marriage or a widow from betrothal, and he may not marry a bogeret [a girl past the age of twelve years and six months]. Rabbi Elazar and Rabbi Shimon allow him [to marry] a bogeret. He may not marry a woman [who is not a virgin due to being] wounded by a piece of wood [in her vagina]. [If] he has betrothed a widow and [subsequently] is elected High Priest, he may marry [her]. It once happened that Yehoshua ben Gamla betrothed Marta bat Baytos, and the king appointed him High Priest, and he married her. If a woman who was a Shomeret Yavam [the widow of a childless man whose brother-in-law has not yet married her nor released her from the obligation of Levirate marriage] was awaiting [Yibum - Levirate marriage wherein a man weds his childless brother's widow] from a common priest and he was appointed High Priest, he may not marry her even if he's performed Ma’amar [semi-betrothal of a Yevama widow through money or a document]. [If] the brother of a High Priest dies he undergoes Chalitzah but does not perform Yibum.

…and 2 more mishnayot in this perek.

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Mishnah, Torat Emet 357 edition, via Sefaria — public domain

English: Sefaria Community Translation — CC0