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יבמות ט׳Yevamot 9

Perek 9 of 16 in Yevamot — 8 halakhot

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Halakhah 1א׳

Mishnah

משנה: יֵשׁ מוּתָּרוֹת לְבַעֲלֵיהֶן וַאֲסוּרוֹת לְיִבְמֵיהֶן מוּתָּרוֹת לְיִבְמֵיהֶן וַאֲסוּרוֹת לְבַעֲלֵיהֶן מוּתָּרוֹת לָאֵילּוּ וְלָאֵלּוּ וַאֲסוּרוֹת לָאֵילּוּ וְלָאֵלּוּ. אֵילּוּ מוּתָּרוֹת לְבַעֲלֵיהֶן וַאֲסוּרוֹת לְיִבְמֵיהֶן כֹּהֵן הֶדְיוֹט שֶׁקִּידֵּשׁ אֶת הָאַלְמָנָה וְיֵשׁ לוֹ אָח כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל כָּשֵׁר שֶׁנָּשָׂא כְשֵׁירָה וְיֵשׁ לוֹ אָח חָלָל. יִשְׂרָאֶל שֶׁנָּשָׂא יִשְׂרְאֵלִית וְיֵשׁ לוֹ אָח מַמְזֵר. מַמְזֵר שֶׁנָּשָׂא מַמְזֶרֶת וְיֵשׁ לוֹ אָח יִשְׂרָאֵל מוּתָּרוֹת לְבַעֲלֵיהֶן וַאֲסוּרוֹת לְיִבְמֵיהֶן.

MISHNAH: There exist women permitted to their husbands but forbidden to their levirs, permitted to their levirs but forbidden to their husbands, permitted to both of them, or forbidden to both. The following are permitted to their husbands but forbidden to their levirs: If a simple priest was betrothed to a widow and has a brother who is High Priest, or a qualified man married a qualified woman and has a disqualified brother, or an Israel married an Israelite woman and has a bastard brother, or a bastard married a bastard woman and has an Israel brother, [the women] are permitted to their husbands and forbidden for their levirs.

Halakhah

הלכה: יֵשׁ מוּתָּרוֹת לְבַעֲלֵיהֶן כול׳. רִבִּי נִיחָא בַּר סָבָא בְּעָא קוֹמֵי רִבִּי יוֹנָה. לָמָּה לִי נָשָׂא וָאֲפִילוּ קִידֵּשׁ. לָמָּה לִי אַלְמָנָה וָאֲפִילוּ בְּתוּלָה. וְאִילֵּין אִינּוּן. זוֹ וְצָרָה. אִית לִי חוֹרָנִין. צָרַת סוֹטָה מוּתֶּרֶת לְבַעַל וָאֲסוּרָה לְיָבָם. אָחִיו שֶׁבָּא עַל אֲחוֹת חֲלוּצָתוֹ מוּתֶּרֶת לְבַעַל וָאֲסוּרָה לְיָבָם. כָּשֵׁר שֶׁנָּשָׂא כְשֵׁירָה וְיֵשׁ לוֹ אָח חָלָל מוּתֶּרֶת לְבַעַל וַאֲסוּרָה לְיָבָם. הָדָא מְסַיְיעָא לְרִבִּי יוֹנָה. דְּרִבִּי יוֹנָה אָמַר. לֵית כְּלָלֵיהּ דְּרִבִּי כְלָלִין.

HALAKHAH: “There exist women permitted to their husbands,” etc. Rebbi Niḥa bar Sava asked before Rebbi Jonah: Why “married”? Even “betrothed”! Why a widow? even a virgin! Are these all? She and her co-wife. I also have others: The co-wife of one suspected of adultery is permitted to her husband and forbidden to her levir. If his brother had slept with the sister of one who had performed ḥalîṣah with him, she is permitted to her husband and forbidden to her levir. If a qualified [priest], married to a woman qualified for the priesthood, has a desecrated brother, she is permitted to her husband and forbidden to her levir. This supports Rebbi Jonah, since Rebbi Jonah said, the groupings of Rebbi are not exhaustive.

כָּשֵׁר שֶׁנָּשָׂא כְשֵׁירָה וְיֵשׁ לוֹ אָח חָלָל מוּתֶּרֶת לְבַעַל וַאֲסוּרָה לְיָבָם. לֹא כֵן אָמַר רִבִּי יוֹסֵי בֵּירִבִּי בּוּן בְּשֵׁם רַב. גֵּר וְעֶבֶד מְשׁוּחְרָר וְחָלָל מוּתָּרִין בִּכְהוּנָה. כֵּינִי מַתְנִיתָא. [חָלָל] שֶׁנָּשָׂא כְשֵׁירָה וְיֵשׁ לוֹ אָח [כָּשֵׁר]. רִבִּי יוֹסֵי בֵּירִבִּי בּוּן בְּשֵׁם רַב. גֵּר וְעֶבֶד מְשׁוּחְרָר וְחָלָל מוּתָּרִין בִּכְהוּנָה. מַאי טַעֲמַא. כְּשֵׁירִין הוּזְהָרוּ עַל הַפְּסוּלוֹת וּפְסוּלִים עַל הַכְּשֵׁרוֹת אֲבָל לֹא פְסוּלוֹת עַל הַכְּשֵׁירִין וְלֹא כְשֵׁירוֹת עַל הַפְּסוּלִין. וְהָתַנֵּי לֹא יִקָּחוּ לֹא יִקָּחוּ. מְלַמֵּד שֶׁהָאִשָּׁה מוּזְהֶרֶת עַל יְדֵי הָאִישׁ. סָבְרִין מֵימַר בִּכְשֵׁירוֹת עַל הַפְּסוּלוֹת. וְאֵינָן כִּפְסוּלוֹת עַל הַכְּשֵׁירוֹת.

“If a qualified [priest], married to a woman qualified for the priesthood, has a desecrated brother, she is permitted to her husband and forbidden to her levir.” Did not Rebbi Yose ben Rebbi Abun say in the name of Rav that a proselyte, a freedman, and a disqualified priest are permitted priestly [wives]? So is the Mishnah: If a qualified [priest], married to a woman qualified for the priesthood, has a desecrated brother. Rebbi Yose ben Rebbi Abun said in the name of Rav: A proselyte, a freedman, and a disqualified priest are permitted priestly [wives]. What is the reason? Qualified men are warned against disqualified women and disqualified men against qualified women but not disqualified women against qualified men nor qualified women against disqualified men. Did we not state: “they should not take, should not take”, which teaches that the woman is warned through the man? They wanted to say, qualified women against disqualified women but it is only disqualified women against qualified women. “If a qualified [priest], married to a woman qualified for the priesthood, has a desecrated brother, she is permitted to her husband and forbidden to her levir.” Did not Rebbi Yose ben Rebbi Abun say that a proselyte, a freedman, and a disqualified priest are permitted priestly [wives]? So is the Mishnah: If a desecrated [priest], married to a woman qualified for the priesthood, has a qualified brother. Rebbi Yose ben Rebbi Abun said in the name of Rav: A proselyte, a freedman, and a disqualified priest are permitted priestly [wives]. What is the reason? Qualified men are warned against disqualified women but not disqualified women against qualified men nor qualified women against disqualified men. Did we not state: “they should not take, should not take”, which teaches that the woman is warned through the man? They wanted to say, qualified women against disqualified men but it is only disqualified women against qualified men.

Halakhah 2ב׳

Mishnah

משנה: אֵילּוּ מוּתָּרוֹת לְיִבְּמֵיהֶן וַאֲסוּרוֹת לְבַעֲלֵיהֶן כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל שֶׁקִּידֵּשׁ אֶת הָאַלְמָנָה וְיֵשׁ לוֹ אָח כֹּהֵן הֶדְיוֹט. כָּשֵׁר שֶׁנָּשָׂא חֲלָלָה וְיֵשׁ לוֹ אָח חָלָל. יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁנָּשָׂא מַמְזֶרֶת וְיֵשׁ לוֹ אַח מַמְזֵר. מַמְזֵר שֶׁנָּשָׂא בַת יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיֵשׁ לוֹ אָח יִשְׂרָאֵל מוּתָּרוֹת לְיִבְּמֵיהֶן וַאֲסוּרוֹת לְבַעֲלֵיהֶן.

MISHNAH: These are permitted to their levirs and forbidden to their husbands: If a High Priest was betrothed to a widow and has a brother who is a simple priest, or qualified [priest] married a disqualified woman and has a disqualified brother, or an Israel married a bastard woman and has a bastard brother, or a bastard who married an Israel woman and has an Israel brother; [the women] are permitted to their levirs and forbidden to their husbands.

Halakhah

הלכה: אֵילּוּ מוּתָּרוֹת לְבַעֲלֵיהֶן כול׳. לֹא אָמַר אֶלָּא קִידֵּשׁ. הָא אִם בָּעַל נִפְסְלָה בִבְעִילָה. הָדָא דְתַנִּינָן. אֲסוּרוֹת אֵילּוּ לָאֵילּוּ.

HALAKHAH: “The following are permitted to their husbands,” etc. He only said “betrothed”, but if he copulated with her, the copulation disqualifies her. That is what we stated: “Forbidden to both of them.”

וְאִילֵּין אִינּוּן. הָא אִית לָךְ חוֹרָנִיין. הַמַּחֲזִיר אֶת גְּרוּשָׁתוֹ מִשֶּׁנִּישֵּׂאת אֲסוּרָה לַבַּעַל וּמוּתֶּרֶת לְיָבָם. הוּא שֶׁבָּא עַל אֲחוֹת חֲלוּצָתוֹ אֲסוּרָה לְבַעַל וּמוּתֶּרֶת לְיָבָם. פְּצוּעַ דַּכָּא שֶׁנָּשָׂא כְשֵׁירָה וְיֵשׁ לוֹ אָח כָּשֵׁר אֲסוּרָה לְבַעַל וּמוּתֶּרֶת לְיָבָם. הָדָא מְסַיְיעָא לְרִבִּי יוֹנָה. דְּרִבִּי יוֹנָה אָמַר. לֵית כְּלָלוֹי דְּרִבִּי כְלָלִין.

Are these all? There are others: If somebody takes back a woman he divorced after she had been married [to another man], she is forbidden to the husband but permitted to the levir. If he slept with the sister of a woman with whom he had performed ḥalîṣah, she is forbidden to the husband but permitted to the levir. If a man with injured testicles married a qualified woman, she is forbidden to the husband but permitted to the levir. This supports Rebbi Jonah, since Rebbi Jonah said, the groupings of Rebbi are not exhaustive.

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The Jerusalem Talmud, edition by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer, De Gruyter 1999–2015, via Sefaria — CC BY

English: The Jerusalem Talmud, translation by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer, De Gruyter 1999–2015, via Sefaria — CC BY