Ki Seitzei 25:05 · unit 30

TT #670 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 25:05

The Complete Passuk

כִּי־יֵשְׁב֨וּ אַחִ֜ים יַחְדָּ֗ו וּמֵ֨ת אַחַ֤ד מֵהֶם֙ וּבֵ֣ן אֵֽין־ל֔וֹ לֹֽא־תִהְיֶ֧ה אֵֽשֶׁת־הַמֵּ֛ת הַח֖וּצָה לְאִ֣ישׁ זָ֑ר יְבָמָהּ֙ יָבֹ֣א עָלֶ֔יהָ וּלְקָחָ֥הּ ל֛וֹ לְאִשָּׁ֖ה וְיִבְּמָֽהּ׃

When brothers dwell together and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the dead shall not be outside to a strange man; her husband’s brother shall come upon her and take her to himself as a wife and perform the duty of a husband’s brother for her.

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Yevamot 29b.

TT lemma: וְיִבְּמָהּ.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

וַאֲפִלּוּ בְּעַל כָּרְחָהּ – אִם אֵין לָהּ סִבָּה לְמָאֵן.

English: Even against her will — provided she has no valid ground to refuse.

On the daf / in context: When the yavam is one of those whom the court would compel to divorce (e.g., afflicted with boils), the yevamah is not forced; otherwise the act is effective even against her will.

Type of Learning

Derash qualifying the force of yibbum against the woman’s will.

What Is Learned

Yibbum against the yevamah’s will is effective only when she lacks a recognized ground for refusal.