Levirate Marriage and Release Chapter 2

מִדִּבְרֵי סוֹפְרִים שֶׁלֹּא יָבֹא הַיָּבָם עַל יְבִמְתּוֹ עַד שֶׁיְּקַדֵּשׁ אוֹתָהּ בִּפְנֵי שְׁנֵי עֵדִים בִּפְרוּטָה אוֹ בִּשְׁוֵה פְּרוּטָה וְזֶהוּ הַנִּקְרָא מַאֲמָר. וְאֵין הַמַּאֲמָר קוֹנֶה בַּיְבָמָה קִנְיָן גָּמוּר כְּמוֹ הַבִּיאָה. וְהָעוֹשֶׂה מַאֲמָר בִּיבִמְתּוֹ שֶׁלֹּא מִדַּעְתָּהּ לֹא עָשָׂה כְּלוּם שֶׁאֵין הָאִשָּׁה מִתְקַדֶּשֶׁת אֶלָּא לִרְצוֹנָהּ. וּקְטַנָּה מִן הָאֵרוּסִין אֵין עוֹשִׂין בָּהּ מַאֲמָר אֶלָּא מִדַּעַת אָבִיהָ:

It is a Rabbinic ordinance that a yavam should not enter into marital relations with his yevamah until he consecrates her in the presence of two witnesses, with a p'rutah or an article worth a p'rutah. This [act] is called a ma'amar. A ma'amar does not complete the acquisition of a yevamah, as will be explained. When [a yavam] performs a ma'amar with his yevamah without her knowledge, his deed is of no consequence. For a woman can be consecrated only willingly. When a minor is widowed after being merely consecrated, a ma'amar can be performed only with the consent of her father.

וּכְשֵׁם שֶׁהוּא מְקַדֵּשׁ אֶת יְבִמְתּוֹ כָּךְ הוּא מְבָרֵךְ בִּרְכַּת נִשּׂוּאִין בַּעֲשָׂרָה וְכוֹתֵב כְּתֻבָּה כְּדִין כָּל נוֹשֵׂא אִשָּׁה. הַבָּא עַל יְבִמְתּוֹ וְלֹא עָשָׂה בָּהּ מַאֲמָר קָנָה קִנְיָן גָּמוּר וְאֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ לַחֲזֹר וּלְקַדֵּשׁ אַחַר הַבְּעִילָה. וּמַכִּין אוֹתוֹ מַכַּת מַרְדּוּת. וְכוֹתֵב לָהּ כְּתֻבָּה:

Just as [the yavam] must consecrate his yevamah, so too, he should recite the marriage blessings in the presence of ten men and compose a ketubah ("marriage contract"), as is required of any man who marries a woman. When [a yavam] enters into marital relations with his yevamah without previously performing a ma'amar with her, he acquires her in a binding manner; he does not have to consecrate her after engaging in marital relations with her. He should be given stripes for rebellious conduct and should write a ketubah for her.

הַבָּא עַל יְבִמְתּוֹ בֵּין בְּשׁוֹגֵג בֵּין בְּמֵזִיד בֵּין בְּאֹנֶס בֵּין בְּרָצוֹן. בֵּין שֶׁהָיָה הוּא מֵזִיד וְהִיא שׁוֹגֶגֶת אוֹ אֲנוּסָה. בֵּין שֶׁהָיְתָה הִיא מְזִידָה וְהוּא שׁוֹגֵג אוֹ אָנוּס. בֵּין שֶׁהָיְתָה יְשֵׁנָה בֵּין שֶׁהָיְתָה עֵרָה (בֵּין שֶׁבָּא עָלֶיהָ כְּדַרְכָּהּ בֵּין שֶׁלֹּא כְּדַרְכָּהּ). אֶחָד הַמְעָרֶה וְאֶחָד הַגּוֹמֵר קָנָה:

When [a yavam] engages in marital relations with his yevamah, he acquires her [as his wife]. [This applies] regardless of whether he entered into these relations unintentionally or with a licentious intent, under duress or willingly, whether he acted with a licentious intent and she acted unintentionally or under duress, or she acted with a licentious intent and he acted unintentionally or under duress, whether she was asleep or awake, whether he performed vaginal or anal intercourse, whether he inserted merely the head of his penis or the entire organ.

בַּמֶּה דְּבָרִים אֲמוּרִים שֶׁנִּתְכַּוֵּן לִבְעל אֲבָל (אִם נָפַל מִן הַגַּג וְנִתְקַע בָּהּ אוֹ) שֶׁבָּא עָלֶיהָ שִׁכּוֹר שֶׁאֵינוֹ מַכִּיר כְּלוּם אוֹ יָשֵׁן לֹא קָנָה. נִתְכַּוֵּן לְדָבָר אַחֵר וְהֵטִיחַ בִּיבִמְתּוֹ לֹא קָנָה. לְהָטִיחַ בִּבְהֵמָה וְהֵטִיחַ בִּיבִמְתּוֹ קָנָה שֶׁהֲרֵי נִתְכַּוִּן לְשׁוּם בְּעִילָה מִכָּל מָקוֹם:

When does the above apply? When [the yavam] intends to perform a sexual act. If, however, he fell from the roof [with an erection] and [accidentally] inserted his organ into his yevamah, had relations with her when he was so intoxicated that he was not conscious of anything, or when he was asleep, he does not acquire her [as his wife]. If he intended to masturbate in a hole in the wall and unintentionally inserted his organ into his yevamah, he does not acquire her [as his wife]. If he intended to sodomize an animal and unintentionally inserted his organ into his yevamah, he does acquire her [as his wife].

יְבָמָה שֶׁנִּתְיַבְּמָה וְאָמְרָה בְּתוֹךְ שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם לֹא נִבְעַלְתִּי וְאַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהוּא אוֹמֵר בָּעַלְתִּי וְגֵרְשָׁהּ כּוֹפִין אוֹתוֹ שֶׁיַּחֲלֹץ הוֹאִיל וְקִדֵּם וְגֵרְשָׁהּ בְּגֵט. וְאִם עֲדַיִן לֹא גֵּרֵשׁ כּוֹפִין אוֹתוֹ שֶׁיִּבְעל אוֹ יַחֲלֹץ וְיוֹצִיא בְּגֵט. גֵּרְשָׁהּ לְאַחַר שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם וְהִיא אוֹמֶרֶת לֹא נִבְעַלְתִּי מְבַקְּשִׁים מִמֶּנּוּ שֶׁיַּחֲלֹץ לָהּ. וְאִם הָיָה מוֹדֶה שֶׁלֹּא בָּעַל כּוֹפִין אוֹתוֹ לַחֲלֹץ. הִיא אוֹמֶרֶת נִבְעַלְתִּי וְהוּא אוֹמֵר לֹא בָּעַלְתִּי אֵינָהּ צְרִיכָה חֲלִיצָה שֶׁאֵין זֶה נֶאֱמָן לְאָסְרָהּ עַל כָּל אָדָם אַחַר שֶׁכְּנָסָהּ:

[The following rules apply when a yavam takes] his yevamah [home to] perform yibbum, and within 30 days she claims that they did not engage in sexual relations. [The yavam] claims that they did engage in relations and then divorces her. Since he already took the initiative and divorced her, we compel him to perform chalitzah with her. If he did not divorce her, we compel him to engage in relations with her, or to perform chalitzah and also to divorce her, giving her a get. If he divorced her after thirty days had passed, and she claims that they did not engage in sexual relations, we request that he perform chalitzah with her. If, however, he admits that he had not entered into relations with her, we compel him to perform chalitzah with her. If she claims that they engaged in sexual relations, and he denies engaging in relations, she is not required to engage in chalitzah, for his word is not accepted [when he desires] to cause her to be forbidden to all other men, once he brings her to his home as his wife.

מִי שֶׁמֵּת וְהִנִּיחַ אַחִים רַבִּים מִצְוָה עַל הַגָּדוֹל לְיַבֵּם אוֹ לַחֲלֹץ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (דברים כה ו) ״וְהָיָה הַבְּכוֹר אֲשֶׁר תֵּלֵד״‎‎. מִפִּי הַשְּׁמוּעָה לָמְדוּ שֶׁאֵינוֹ מְדַבֵּר אֶלָּא בִּבְכוֹר שֶׁבָּאַחִין כְּלוֹמַר גְּדוֹל הָאַחִין יָקוּם עַל שֵׁם אָחִיו הַמֵּת. וְזֶה שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר אֲשֶׁר תֵּלֵד מַשְׁמָעוֹ אֲשֶׁר יָלְדָה הָאֵם וְאֵין מַשְׁמָעוֹ אֲשֶׁר תֵּלֵד הַיְבָמָה:

When a man dies [childless], and he is survived by many brothers, the mitzvah is incumbent on the eldest brother to perform either yibbum or chalitzah, as [implied by Deuteronomy 25:6]: "The firstborn son whom she bears [will perpetuate the name of the deceased brother]." The Oral Tradition interprets the verse as referring to the eldest of the surviving brothers, causing the verse to be rendered: "The eldest brother will perpetuate the name of the deceased brother." The subject of the phrase "whom she bears" is the mother of the brothers and not the yevamah.

לֹא רָצָה הַגָּדוֹל לְיַבֵּם מְחַזְּרִין עַל כָּל הָאַחִין. לֹא רָצוּ חוֹזְרִין אֵצֶל הַגָּדוֹל וְאוֹמְרִין עָלֶיךָ מִצְוָה אוֹ חֲלֹץ אוֹ יַבֵּם. וְאֵין כּוֹפִין אֶת הַיָּבָם לְיַבֵּם אֲבָל כּוֹפִין אוֹתוֹ לַחֲלֹץ:

If the eldest brother does not desire to perform yibbum, all the other brothers are given that option. If they also do not desire, we return to the eldest brother and tell him: "The mitzvah is incumbent on you. Perform either yibbum or chalitzah." We do not compel the yavam to perform yibbum; we do, however, compel him to perform chalitzah.

אָמַר הַגָּדוֹל הַמְתִּינוּ לִי עַד שֶׁיַּגְדִּיל הַקָּטָן אוֹ עַד שֶׁיָּבוֹא הַהוֹלֵךְ אוֹ עַד שֶׁיַּבְרִיא הַחֵרֵשׁ וְנִמָּלֵךְ בּוֹ וְאִם לֹא יִרְצֶה אֲנִי אֲיַבֵּם אוֹ אֲנִי אֶחְלֹץ אֵין שׁוֹמְעִין לוֹ. אֶלָּא אוֹמְרִין לוֹ עָלֶיךָ מִצְוָה אוֹ יַבֵּם אוֹ חֲלֹץ:

If the eldest brother says: "Give me a respite until [a brother] who is a minor attains majority," "... until [a brother] who is on a journey returns," or "... until [a brother] who has [temporarily] lost his powers of speech and hearing recovers; if he refuses, I will perform yibbum or chalitzah" - his request is not accepted. He is told: "The mitzvah is incumbent on you. Perform either yibbum or chalitzah."

וְכֵן אִם הָיָה הַגָּדוֹל בִּמְדִינָה אַחֶרֶת אֵין אָחִיו הַקָּטָן יָכוֹל לוֹמַר עַל אָחִי הַגָּדוֹל הִיא הַמִּצְוָה הַמְתִּינוּ לוֹ עַד שֶׁיָּבוֹא אֶלָּא אוֹמְרִין לְזֶה שֶׁהוּא כָּאן יַבֵּם אוֹ חֲלֹץ:

Similarly, if the eldest brother is in another country, [the obligation is transferred to his younger brother]. The younger brother does not have the option of saying: "The mitzvah is incumbent on my older brother. Wait until he comes." Instead, we tell the brother that is present: "Perform either yibbum or chalitzah."

יְבָמָה הָרְאוּיָה לְיִבּוּם שֶׁלֹּא רָצְתָה לְהִתְיַבֵּם דִּינָהּ כְּדִין מוֹרֶדֶת עַל בַּעְלָהּ וְכוֹפִין אֶת יְבָמָהּ לַחֲלֹץ לָהּ וְתֵצֵא בְּלֹא כְּתֻבָּה. וְאִם הִנִּיחַ אָחִיו נָשִׁים רַבּוֹת כָּל מִי שֶׁתְּבָעָהּ הַיָּבָם מֵהֶן לְיִבּוּם וְלֹא רָצְתָה הִיא הַמּוֹרֶדֶת וְחוֹלֵץ לָהּ וְתֵצֵא בְּלֹא כְּתֻבָּה. וּשְׁאָר צָרוֹתֶיהָ שֶׁלֹּא נִתְבְּעוּ נוֹטְלוֹת כְּתֻבָּתָן כִּשְׁאָר הָאַלְמָנוֹת:

The laws pertaining to a yevamah who is fit to perform yibbum and refuses to do so are the same as those governing a woman who rebels against her husband. We compel her yavam to perform chalitzah with her, and she forfeits [the money due her by virtue of her] marriage contract. When the deceased is survived by many wives, the one that the yavam asks to perform yibbum and refuses is considered to have "rebelled." He should perform chalitzah with her, and she forfeits [the money due her by virtue of her] marriage contract. The other wives who were not asked [to perform yibbum] receive [the money due them by virtue of their] marriage contracts, as other widows do.

הָיוּ הַיְבָמִין רַבִּים וְתָבַע אוֹתָהּ הַגָּדוֹל לְיִבּוּם וְהִיא אֵינָהּ רוֹצָה בּוֹ וְרוֹצָה בְּאָחִיו אֵין שׁוֹמְעִין לָהּ, שֶׁמִּצְוָה בַּגָּדוֹל לְיַבֵּם:

If [the deceased was survived by] many [brothers], and the eldest brother states that he wants to perform yibbum with [one of the deceased's wives], [she is under obligation to him]. Even if she does not desire [to marry] him, but is willing to marry one of his brothers, her desire is not considered. For the mitzvah is that the eldest brother perform yibbum.

אָמַר הַגָּדוֹל אֵינִי רוֹצֶה לֹא לְיַבֵּם וְלֹא לַחֲלֹץ. הֲרֵי אַחַי לְפָנַיִךְ. וְתָבַע אוֹתָהּ אֶחָד מִן הָאַחִין לְיִבּוּם וְהִיא אֵינָהּ רוֹצָה בּוֹ וְרָצְתָה בְּאָח אַחֵר וְהוּא רוֹצֶה בָּהּ. אֵין זוֹ מוֹרֶדֶת מֵאַחַר שֶׁנִּסְתַּלֵּק הַגָּדוֹל שֶׁמִּצְוָה בּוֹ הֲרֵי כֻּלָּן שָׁוִין וְהוֹאִיל וְהִיא רוֹצָה בְּאֶחָד מֵהֶן וְהוּא רוֹצֶה בָּהּ הֲרֵי זֹאת לֹא מָרְדָה. וְלֹא עוֹד אֶלָּא אִם הָיָה אֶחָד מֵהֶן בִּמְדִינָה אַחֶרֶת וְאָמְרָה הֲרֵי אֲנִי מַמְתֶּנֶת אוֹתוֹ עַד שֶׁיָּבוֹא וִייַבֵּם אוֹתִי אֲבָל זֶה אֵינִי רוֹצָה בּוֹ אֵין זוֹ מוֹרֶדֶת. וְאוֹמְרִים לְזֶה שֶׁאֵינוֹ הַגָּדוֹל הַתּוֹבֵעַ אוֹתָהּ אִם תִּרְצֶה לַחֲלֹץ לָהּ וְלִתֵּן לָהּ כְּתֻבָּה חֲלֹץ. וְאִם לָאו הֲרֵי רָצְתָה שֶׁתֵּשֵׁב עַד שֶׁיָּבוֹא אָחִיךָ הוֹאִיל וְאֵין לְךָ דִּין קְדִימָה עָלָיו:

[The following rules apply when] the eldest brother says: "I do not want to perform either yibbum or chalitzah. Behold, my brother is present." If one of the brothers asks her to perform yibbum, and she does not desire [to marry] him, but she does desire [to marry] another brother, and he desires [to marry] her, she is not considered to have "rebelled." Once the eldest brother upon whom the mitzvah is incumbent demurs, all the brothers are equal. Since she desires [to marry] one of [the brothers], and he desires [to marry] her, she is not considered to have "rebelled." Moreover, if one of the brothers was in another country, and the woman says: "I would prefer to wait for him to come and perform yibbum with me. I do not want [to marry] this one," she is not considered to have "rebelled." [Since] the brother who asks [to marry her] is not the eldest, we tell him: "If you desire to perform chalitzah and pay her [the money due her by virtue of her] marriage contract, you may. If not, she wants to wait until your brother comes. Since you do not have a prior claim, [she is granted that prerogative].

בָּא זֶה שֶׁתָּלְתָה בּוֹ וְלֹא רָצָה בָּהּ. חוֹזְרִין אֵצֶל זֶה שֶׁתָּבַע אוֹתָהּ לְיַבֵּם וְהִיא אֵינָהּ רוֹצָה בּוֹ. וְאוֹמְרִין לָהּ אֵין כָּאן מִי שֶׁרָצָה לְיַבֵּם אֶלָּא זֶה וּמִצְוַת יִבּוּם קוֹדֶמֶת. אוֹ תִּתְיַבֵּם לוֹ אוֹ תֵּצֵא בְּלֹא כְּתֻבָּה כְּדִין כָּל מוֹרֶדֶת:

If the brother [whom the yevamah desired to marry] returned and did not desire [to marry] her, we turn again to the brother who desired to perform yibbum, but was not desired by the woman. We tell the woman: "There is no one who desires to perform yibbum with you except this one, and the mitzvah of yibbum is given priority. Either perform yibbum with this one, or leave without receiving [the money due because of your] marriage contract, as is the law with regard to all women who rebel."

כָּל יְבָמָה שֶׁאָמַרְנוּ שֶׁדִּינָהּ שֶׁתַּחֲלֹץ וְלֹא תִּתְיַבֵּם הֲרֵי זוֹ נוֹטֶלֶת כְּתֻבָּתָהּ אִם יֵשׁ לָהּ כְּתֻבָּה כִּשְׁאָר כָּל הָאַלְמָנוֹת. וְכֵן אִם הָיָה יְבָמָהּ מֻכֶּה שְׁחִין אוֹ שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ שְׁאָר מוּמֵי אֲנָשִׁים חוֹלֵץ לָהּ וְנוֹטֶלֶת כְּתֻבָּתָהּ. נוֹלְדוּ בָּהּ מוּמִין כְּשֶׁהִיא שׁוֹמֶרֶת יָבָם, נִסְתַּחֲפָה שָׂדֵהוּ. אִם לֹא רָצָה לְיַבֵּם יַחֲלֹץ וְיִתֵּן כְּתֻבָּה:

Whenever the law is that a woman should perform chalitzah and not yibbum, as we have mentioned, if she is entitled to receive [the money due her by virtue of] her marriage contract, she may collect that money in the same way as other widows. Similarly, if the yavam was a leper or he has other blemishes [for which] men [are required to divorce], he must perform chalitzah for her, and she is entitled to receive [the money due her by virtue of] her marriage contract. If a yevamah suffered blemishes while she was waiting for yibbum, it is the yavam's lack of fortune. If he does not desire to perform yibbum, he must perform chalitzah and give her [the money due her by virtue of] her marriage contract.

יְבָמָה שֶׁנָּדְרָה הֲנָיָה מִיבָמָהּ בְּחַיֵּי בַּעְלָהּ. אוֹ שֶׁנָּדְרָה הֲנָיָה מִכָּל הַיְּהוּדִים. כּוֹפִין אוֹתוֹ שֶׁיַּחֲלֹץ לָהּ וְתִטּל כְּתֻבָּתָהּ. וְאִם נָדְרָה לְאַחַר מִיתַת בַּעְלָהּ מְבַקְּשִׁים מִמֶּנּוּ שֶׁיַּחֲלֹץ לָהּ וְאִם לֹא רָצָה הֲרֵי זוֹ מוֹרֶדֶת. וְכֵן אִם נִתְכַּוְּנָה בְּנִדְרָהּ אֲפִלּוּ בְּחַיֵּי בַּעְלָהּ כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא יְיַבֵּם אוֹתָהּ אֵין כּוֹפִין אוֹתוֹ לַחֲלֹץ אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן מָרְדָה וְתֵצֵא בְּלֹא כְּתֻבָּה:

When, during her [first] husband's lifetime, a yevamah takes a vow prohibiting her from deriving benefit from her yavam, or from all Jews, [her yavam] should be compelled to perform chalitzah for her, and she is entitled to collect [the money due by virtue of] her marriage contract. If she takes such a vow after her [first] husband's death, we request [her yavam] to perform chalitzah for her. If he does not desire to do so, she is considered to have "rebelled." Similarly, even if she took such a vow in her husband's lifetime, if her intent was that he should not perform yibbum with her, he is not compelled to perform chalitzah, unless she [accepts the status of] one who rebels and forfeits [payment of] her marriage contract.

יְבָמָה שֶׁתְּבָעָהּ הַיָּבָם לַחֲלִיצָה וְהִיא אוֹמֶרֶת אֵינִי חוֹלֶצֶת וְלֹא נוֹטֶלֶת כְּתֻבָּה אֶלָּא אֵשֵׁב בְּבֵית בַּעְלִי וְכִשְׁאָר כָּל הָאַלְמָנוֹת אֵין שׁוֹמְעִין לָהּ. שֶׁהֲרֵי הִקְנוּ אוֹתָהּ לְזֶה מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם. רָצָה מְיַבֵּם רָצָה חוֹלֵץ וְנוֹתֵן כְּתֻבָּה. וְלֹא עוֹד אֶלָּא אֲפִלּוּ אָמְרָה אֲנִי נִזּוֹנֶת מִשֶּׁלִּי וְאֵשֵׁב עֲגוּנָה כָּל יְמֵי חַיַּי אֵין שׁוֹמְעִין לָהּ. שֶׁהֲרֵי הַיָּבָם אוֹמֵר לָהּ כָּל זְמַן שֶׁאַתְּ זְקוּקָה לִי אֵין נוֹתְנִין לִי אִשָּׁה אַחֶרֶת. וַאֲפִלּוּ הָיָה נָשׂוּי אֶפְשָׁר שֶׁיִּשָּׂא אִשָּׁה אַחֶרֶת אוֹ תִּהְיֶה לוֹ מְרִיבָה בְּתוֹךְ בֵּיתוֹ מִפְּנֵי הַיְבָמָה:

No heed is paid to the words of a yevamah, when her yavam asks her to perform chalitzah, and she says: "I do not want to perform chalitzah, nor do I want to collect [the money due me by virtue of my] marriage contract. Instead, I will remain in my husband's house like other widows." For she was given over to [the yavam] from heaven, and the choice [is his whether] to perform yibbum or to perform chalitzah and pay her [the money due her by virtue of her] marriage contract. Moreover, even if she says "I will provide for my sustenance from my own means, and I will remain without a husband for the rest of my life," her words are not heeded. For the yavam will tell her: "As long as you are under obligation to me, no one else will want to marry me." Even if he is already married [this argument still holds weight], for it is possible for him [to desire] to marry another wife, or that [his obligation to] the yevamah will cause strife within his marriage.

יְבָמָה שֶׁלֹּא הָיָה לָהּ עַל בַּעְלָהּ כְּתֻבָּה מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהָיְתָה אֲסוּרָה עָלָיו וַהֲרֵי הִיא מֻתֶּרֶת לַיָּבָם כְּמוֹ שֶׁיִּתְבָּאֵר. אִם רָצָה הַיָּבָם לְיַבֵּם מְיַבֵּם וְאֵין לָהּ עָלָיו כְּתֻבָּה כְּדֶרֶךְ שֶׁלֹּא הָיָה לָהּ עַל בַּעְלָהּ. וְדִינָהּ עִם יְבָמָהּ בַּתּוֹסֶפֶת כְּמוֹ שֶׁהָיְתָה עִם בַּעְלָהּ. אֲבָל אִם לֹא כָּתַב לָהּ בַּעְלָהּ כְּתֻבָּה אוֹ שֶׁמָּכְרָה לוֹ כְּתֻבָּתָהּ אוֹ מָחֲלָה אוֹתָהּ צָרִיךְ הַיָּבָם לִכְתֹּב לָהּ כְּתֻבָּה כִּשְׁאָר הָאַלְמָנוֹת:

[The following rules apply when] a yevamah had no right to the privileges of a marriage contract from her [deceased] husband, because she was forbidden to him, but she is permitted to marry the yavam, as will be explained. If the yavam desires to perform yibbum, he may. He is not obligated to the woman [for the privileges of her] marriage contract, just as her [previous] husband was not. The laws regarding the yavam's obligation for the additional amount to be paid the woman are the same as those that applied with regard to her husband. If, however, a husband did not write his wife a marriage contract, or she sold him or waived to him the rights to her marriage contract, the yavam is obligated to write a new marriage contract for her as he would be required for another widow.

הַיְבָמָה קֹדֶם שֶׁיָּבוֹא עָלֶיהָ יְבָמָהּ אוֹ קֹדֶם שֶׁיַּחֲלֹץ לָהּ הֲרֵי הִיא אֲסוּרָה לְהִנָּשֵׂא לְזָר שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (דברים כה ה) ״לֹא תִהְיֶה אֵשֶׁת הַמֵּת הַחוּצָה לְאִישׁ זָר״‎‎. וְאִם נִשֵּׂאת לְאַחֵר וּבָעַל לוֹקֶה הוּא וְהִיא וּמוֹצִיאָהּ בְּגֵט. וַאֲפִלּוּ הָיוּ לוֹ כַּמָּה בָּנִים מִמֶּנָּה. וְנֶאֶסְרָה עָלָיו וְעַל יְבָמָהּ. וִיבָמָהּ חוֹלֵץ לָהּ וְאַחַר כָּךְ תִּהְיֶה מֻתֶּרֶת לַאֲחֵרִים:

Before the yavam performs yibbum or chalitzah with the yevamah, she is forbidden to marry another man, as [Deuteronomy 25:5] states: "the wife of the deceased should not be allowed to [marry] an outsider." If she marries another person, and they engage in sexual relations, they are both punished by lashes, and he must divorce her with a get. [This applies] even if she has borne him several children. She is forbidden to him and to her yavam. Her yavam should perform chalitzah with her; this causes her to be permitted to marry other men.

נִתְקַדְּשָׁה לְאַחֵר לֹא נֶאֶסְרָה עַל יְבָמָהּ אֶלָּא נוֹתֵן לָהּ הַזָּר שֶׁקִּדְּשָׁהּ גֵּט וִיבָמָהּ מְיַבֵּם אוֹ חוֹלֵץ. וְאִם הָיָה יְבָמָהּ כֹּהֵן שֶׁאֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לִשָּׂא גְּרוּשָׁה תֵּצֵא מִן הַזָּר בְּגֵט כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא יְהֵא הַחוֹטֵא נִשְׂכָּר. וְיַחֲלֹץ לָהּ יְבָמָהּ:

If she was consecrated by another man, she does not become forbidden to her yavam. Instead, the man who consecrated her should divorce her, and her yavam may perform either yibbum or chalitzah. If her yavam was a priest who is forbidden to marry a divorcee, she should be divorced by the man who consecrated her, so that the sinner should not benefit, and her yavam should perform chalitzah with her.

חָזַר הַזָּר שֶׁגֵּרְשָׁהּ מִן הָאֵרוּסִין וּנְשָׂאָהּ אַחַר שֶׁחָלַץ לָהּ יְבָמָהּ אֵין מוֹצִיאִין אוֹתָהּ מִיָּדוֹ. אֲבָל אִם גֵּרְשָׁהּ מִן הַנִּשּׂוּאִין וְחָזַר וּנְשָׂאָהּ אַחַר שֶׁחָלְצָה מוֹצִיאִין אוֹתָהּ מִיָּדוֹ מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהִיא דּוֹמָה לְאֵשֶׁת אִישׁ שֶׁנִּשֵּׂאת וּבָא בַּעְלָהּ שֶׁהִיא אֲסוּרָה עַל זֶה וְעַל זֶה כְּמוֹ שֶׁבֵּאַרְנוּ. וְהַיְבָמָה שֶׁזִּנְּתָה וְהִיא זְקוּקָה לֹא נֶאֶסְרָה עַל יְבָמָהּ אֶלָּא רָצָה חוֹלֵץ רָצָה מְיַבֵּם:

If the man who consecrated [the yevamah] and then divorced her, marries her [after] her yavam performs chalitzah with her, they are not forced to separate. If, by contrast, a man divorced [a yevamah] after being married to her and then remarried her again, the couple are forced to separate. For this resembles the case of a married woman who [thought that her husband had died and] remarried, who is forbidden to both her first and second husbands, as has been explained. A yevamah who engages in licentious sexual relations does not become forbidden to her yavam. If he desires, he may perform chalitzah; if he desires, he may perform yibbum.

כָּל יְבָמָה שֶׁהִיא סָפֵק מִדִּבְרֵיהֶם אִם יֵשׁ עָלֶיהָ זִקַּת יָבָם אוֹ אֵין עָלֶיהָ זִקַּת יָבָם. כְּגוֹן יְבָמָה שֶׁיָּלְדָה וָלָד שֶׁלֹּא כָּלוּ לוֹ חֳדָשָׁיו וּמֵת בְּתוֹךְ שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם שֶׁדִּינָהּ שֶׁתַּחֲלֹץ מִסָּפֵק מִדִּבְרֵיהֶם כְּמוֹ שֶׁבֵּאַרְנוּ. אִם הָלְכָה וְנִתְקַדְּשָׁה לְאַחֵר קֹדֶם חֲלִיצָה חוֹלֵץ לָהּ יְבָמָהּ וְתֵשֵׁב עִם בַּעְלָהּ. וְאִם נִתְקַדְּשָׁה לְכֹהֵן שֶׁהוּא אָסוּר בַּחֲלוּצָה אֵינוֹ חוֹלֵץ לָהּ. שֶׁאֵין אוֹסְרִין עַל זֶה אִשְׁתּוֹ מִשּׁוּם סְפֵק דִּבְרֵיהֶן. גֵּרְשָׁהּ הַכֹּהֵן אוֹ מֵת הֲרֵי זוֹ חוֹלֶצֶת וְאַחַר כָּךְ מֻתֶּרֶת לַאֲחֵרִים לְכַתְּחִלָּה:

[The following rules apply to] any yevamah concerning whom there is a question according to Rabbinic law whether or not she is under obligation to a yavam - e.g., a yevamah bore a child who died within thirty days, after a pregnancy that was not full term. In this instance, she is required by Rabbinic law to perform chalitzah, because of the doubt [that exists whether the birth was viable], as explained above. If such a woman was consecrated by another man before performing chalitzah, her yavam should perform chalitzah with her, and she may remain married to her husband. If she was consecrated by a priest - who is forbidden to be married to a woman who performed chalitzah - [her yavam] should not perform chalitzah for her. [This leniency was instituted] since we do not cause a man's wife to be forbidden because of a Rabbinic decree instituted on account of doubt. If the priest divorces [the woman] or dies, she should perform chalitzah. Afterwards, she is permitted, a priori, to marry other men.