Derasha 2 on Acharei Mos 18:16

Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 18:16

The Complete Passuk

עֶרְוַ֥ת אֵֽשֶׁת־אָחִ֖יךָ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֑ה עֶרְוַ֥ת אָחִ֖יךָ הִֽוא׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Yerushalmi Nedarim 3:2.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Yerushalmi Nedarim
ערות אשת אחיך ויבמה יבא עליה — בדבור אחד נאמרו.

English: “Your brother’s wife” and “her yavam shall come upon her” were spoken in a single utterance.

Type of Learning

Yibbum exception spoken together

What Is Learned

The prohibition and its yibbum exception were legislated simultaneously; yibbum is not a later leniency but part of the original structure.