Yevamos 84a

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Yevamot 84a

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Topic

The end of פרק הערל on the אנדרוגינוס, and the opening משנה and גמרא of the new chapter on women permitted or forbidden to husband and יבם.

Overview

The גמרא finishes a proof from the previous page. A teaching lists animals that cannot take part in תמורה, and the אנדרוגינוס is on that list, so רבי אליעזר does not treat it as a definite male. Next comes רבי אליעזר's ruling that one who has relations with an אנדרוגינוס gets סקילה as with a male. A ברייתא tells how רבי learned this one ruling at רבי אלעזר בן שמוע's study hall. פרק הערל then closes with the הדרן. A new chapter opens with a משנה about women who may be permitted or forbidden to their husband, to his brother the יבם, or to both. The משנה applies the same pattern to שניות, which are rabbinic bans, and contrasts the money rights of a שניה with those of women in Torah-forbidden marriages. The גמרא then asks why the first case says "married" and not "betrothed". It concludes that the wording matches the neighboring case of a חלל. Finally it asks why that case says "widow" and not "virgin", and the discussion continues on the next amud.

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The steps (18)

1. ProofA teaching about animals that cannot become holy
2. Conclusionשמואל explains the rule and the גמרא concludes
3. Statementרבי אליעזר: an אנדרוגינוס is like a male for סקילה
4. Statementרבי's story about learning from רבי אלעזר בן שמוע
5. ConclusionHadran — Closing פרק הערל
6. StatementNew chapter opens: four groups of women
7. StatementWomen permitted to the husband but forbidden to the brother
8. StatementWomen permitted to the brother but forbidden to the husband
9. StatementCases where she is forbidden to both husband and brother
10. StatementThe same pattern for rabbinic secondary relatives
11. StatementA woman married against a rabbinic ban loses her money rights
12. StatementWomen forbidden by Torah law still get a כתובה
13. ChallengeWhy does the משנה say married and not betrothed?
14. RejectionRejecting the idea that marriage adds an extra command
15. ResolutionThe wording copies the last clause
16. ChallengeWhy not copy the middle clause instead?
17. ResolutionThe wording matches the neighboring case of a חלל
18. ChallengeWhy say widow and not virgin?