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Yevamos 11:3 - 11:4

The Mishnah Yomi for Saturday, December 2, 2023 is Yevamos 11:3 - 11:4

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Mishnah 1

Mishnayos Yevamos Perek 11 Mishnah 3

יבמות פרק י"א משנה ג׳

3
With regard to five women whose offspring were mixed, i.e., their lineage became indeterminate, and they had other sons as well who were not mixed, and the mixed sons matured and married women and subsequently died, then four sons who were not mixed, each one from a different mother, must perform ḥalitza with one of the widows, as she might be the sister-in-law of any of them. And one son of the mother whose sons did not perform ḥalitza may perform levirate marriage with her instead of ḥalitza; even if she is not his sister-in-law, once she has received ḥalitza from the others she may marry any man. Subsequently, he and three of the four other sons must perform ḥalitza with one of the remaining widows, and the other one may perform levirate marriage. When this process has been completed for all the widows, four ḥalitzot and a levirate marriage are found altogether for each and every widow.
חָמֵשׁ נָשִׁים שֶׁנִּתְעָרְבוּ וַלְדוֹתֵיהֶן, הִגְדִּילוּ הַתַּעֲרֹבוֹת וְנָשְׂאוּ נָשִׁים וּמֵתוּ, אַרְבָּעָה חוֹלְצִין לְאַחַת, וְאֶחָד מְיַבֵּם אוֹתָהּ. הוּא וּשְׁלשָׁה חוֹלְצִים לְאַחֶרֶת, וְאֶחָד מְיַבֵּם. נִמְצְאוּ אַרְבַּע חֲלִיצוֹת וְיִבּוּם לְכָל אַחַת וְאֶחָת:
ג׳

שנתערבו ולדותיהן – and each of them has a certifiable son who was not mixed up.

ארבעה חולצות לאחת – the certifiable son of each of from the four performs Halitzah to one of them (i.e., the widows), and each of them are in doubt regarding here [due to the prohibition] of the brother’s wife, and the fifth son marries here, for whichever way you turn, if she is the wife of his brother, he performs levirate marriage with her, and if not, her levir performed Halitzah to her.

הוא ושלשה – this one who performed levirate marriage performs Halitzah to the other and the three [women] with him, and the fifth [brother] performs levirate marriage, for whichever way you turn, and these two return and perform Halitzah with the third [woman] and the two who are with him, and the fifth [brother] performs levirate marriage and similarly for all of them.

ד' חליצות – first because none of them are permitted to perform levirate marriage until the four [brothers] perform Halitzah to her for just as he cannot infringe the prohibition against a sister-in-law’s marriage with a stranger (literally, “for he met a sister-in-law for the market), and the same law applies when the four are able to perform Halitzah for all of them, and the fifth [brother] marries all of them, but rather, this is much better for perhaps each of them happens to come upon him and he fulfills the Mizvah of levirate marriage.

שנתערבו ולדותיהן. ויש לכל אחת מהן בן ודאי, שלא נתערב:

ארבעה חולצין לאחת. בן ודאי של כל אחת מן הארבעה חולץ לאחת מהן, דכל אחת מספק לה לאשת אח. ובן החמישית ישאנה ממה נפשך, אם אשת אחיו היא הרי מיבם לה, ואם לאו הרי חלץ לה יבמה:

הוא ושלשה. זה שיבם חולץ לאחרת ושלשה עמו. והחמישי מיבם ממה נפשך. וחוזרין השנים הללו וחולצין לשלישית ושנים עמהם והחמישי מיבם, וכן כולם:

ד׳ חליצות. תחלה, לפי שאין אחד מהם רשאי ליבם עד שיחלצו לה הארבעה, כי היכי דלא לפגע ביבמה לשוק. והוא הדין דמצו הארבעה למחלץ לכולהו והאחד כונס את כולן, אלא דהכי שפיר טפי, דלמא לכל חד וחד מתרמי דיליה ומתקיימא מצות יבום:

Mishnah 2

Mishnayos Yevamos Perek 11 Mishnah 4

יבמות פרק י"א משנה ד׳

4
With regard to a woman whose offspring was mixed with the offspring of her daughter-in-law, and their lineage was consequently indeterminate, and the mixed sons matured and married women, and subsequently they died, the certain sons of the daughter-in-law perform ḥalitza with the wives, but not levirate marriage, as with regard to each wife it is uncertain whether she is his brother’s wife, and therefore his yevama, and uncertain whether she is his father’s brother’s wife, who is forbidden to him. However, the certain sons of the elder woman, i.e., the mother-in-law, perform either ḥalitza or levirate marriage, as with regard to each wife it is uncertain whether she is his brother’s wife, in which case levirate marriage is valid, or his brother’s son’s wife, in which case she is permitted to him, after having performed ḥalitza with a son of the daughter-in-law. If the sons of certain, unflawed lineage were the ones who died, then the mixed sons perform ḥalitza with the widows of the elder woman’s sons but not levirate marriage, as it is uncertain whether she is his brother’s wife or his father’s brother’s wife. With the widows of the certain sons of the daughter-in-law, one of the mixed sons performs ḥalitza, in case she is his brother’s wife. And the other one performs levirate marriage, as even if she is his brother’s son’s wife, she is permitted to him.
הָאִשָּׁה שֶׁנִּתְעָרֵב וְלָדָהּ בִּוְלַד כַּלָּתָהּ, הִגְדִּילוּ הַתַּעֲרֹבוֹת, וְנָשְׂאוּ נָשִׁים, וּמֵתוּ, בְּנֵי הַכַּלָּה חוֹלְצִין וְלֹא מְיַבְּמִין, שֶׁהוּא סְפֵק אֵשֶׁת אָחִיו סְפֵק אֵשֶׁת אֲחִי אָבִיו. וּבְנֵי הַזְּקֵנָה, אוֹ חוֹלְצִין אוֹ מְיַבְּמִין, שֶׁהוּא סְפֵק אֵשֶׁת אָחִיו וְאֵשֶׁת בֶּן אָחִיו. מֵתוּ הַכְּשֵׁרִים, בְּנֵי הַתַּעֲרֹבוֹת לִבְנֵי הַזְּקֵנָה חוֹלְצִין וְלֹא מְיַבְּמִין, שֶׁהוּא סְפֵק אֵשֶׁת אָחִיו וְאֵשֶׁת אֲחִי אָבִיו, וּבְנֵי הַכַּלָּה, אֶחָד חוֹלֵץ וְאֶחָד מְיַבֵּם:
ד׳

מתו כשרים – the certifiable children.

אחד חולץ – first [performs Halitzah] and afterwards the other [performs] levirate marriage, for whichever way you turn for if this one who performed Halitzah was the son of the daughter-in-law who performed Halitzah with his brother’s wife, for he is permitted to her through this Halitzah and it is well that the other marries her who is the son of the old lady, for the wife of his brother’s son is permitted to him. But if the one who performed Halitzah is the son of the old lady, and he performed Halitzah with the wife of his brother’s son, it is like she had Halitzah from an outsider/foreigner, so that when the son of the daughter-in-law when he performs levirate marriage, he did well in performing levirate marriage.

מתו כשרים. הודאין:

אחד חולץ. תחלה, והדר מיבם אידך, ממה נפשך, אי האי דחלץ הוא בן הכלה וחלץ לאשת אחיו, הא אשתריא לה בהך חליצה ושפיר נסיב לה אידך שהוא בן הזקנה, דאשת בן אחיו מותרת לו. ואי האי דחלץ הוא בן הזקנה ואשת בן אחיו חלץ, הויא לה כחולצת מן הנכרי, ובן הכלה כי מיבם לה שפיר קמיבם:

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