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Mishnayos Yevamos Perek 4 Mishnah 5

יבמות פרק ד׳ משנה ה׳

5

The mitzva of levirate marriage is for the eldest of the brothers to consummate the levirate marriage. If the eldest does not want to do so, the court goes to each of the other brothers and requires them to do so. If they do not want to do so, the court returns to the eldest brother and says to him: The mitzva is incumbent upon you; either perform ḥalitza or consummate the levirate marriage.

מִצְוָה בַגָּדוֹל לְיַבֵּם. לֹא רָצָה, מְהַלְּכִין עַל כָּל הָאַחִין. לֹא רָצוּ, חוֹזְרִין אֵצֶל גָּדוֹל וְאוֹמְרִים לוֹ, עָלֶיךָ מִצְוָה, אוֹ חֲלֹץ אוֹ יַבֵּם:

ה׳
Bartenura

מצוה בגדול ליבם – as we derive from (Deuteronomy 25:6): “The first son [that she bears shall be accounted to the dead brother].”

מצוה בגדול ליבם. כדילפינן מוהיה הבכור: