| R. Joshua stated: I have heard that a saris submits to halizah and that halizah is arranged for his wife, and also that a saris does not submit to halizah and that no halizah is to be arranged for his wife, and I am unable to explain this. R. Akiba said, I will explain it: a man-made saris submits to halizah and halizah is also arranged for his wife, because there was a time when he was in a state of fitness. A saris by nature neither submits to halizah nor is halizah arranged for his wife, since there never was a time when he was fit. R. Eliezer said: not so, but a saris by nature submits to halizah and halizah is also arranged for his wife, because he may be cured. A man-made saris neither submits to halizah nor is halizah arranged for his wife, since he cannot be cured. R. Joshua b. Bathyra testified concerning ben megosath, who was a man-made saris living in Jerusalem. That his wife was allowed to be married by the levir, thus confirming the opinion of R. Akiba |
יבמות 8.4 אמר רבי יהושוע, שמעתי שהסריס חולץ וחולצין לאשתו, והסריס לא חולץ ולא חולצין לאשתו; ואין לי לפרש׃ אמר רבי עקיבה, אני אפרש׃ סריס אדם חולץ וחולצין לאשתו, שהייתה לו שעת הכושר; וסריס חמה לא חולץ ולא חולצין לאשתו, שלא הייתה לו שעת הכושר׃ רבי אליעזר אומר, לא כי, אלא סריס חמה חולץ וחולצין לאשתו, שיש לו רפואה; וסריס אדם לא חולץ ולא חולצין לאשתו, מפני שאין לו רפואה׃ העיד רבי יהושוע בן בתירה על בן מגוסת שהיה בירושלים סריס אדם, וייבמו את אשתו, לקיים דברי רבי עקיבה |
| The saris neither submits to halizah nor contracts the Levirate marriage, and so also a woman who is incapable of procreation must neither perform halizah nor be taken in Levirate marriage. If a saris submitted to halizah from his sister-in-law, he does not thereby cause her to be disqualified. If, however, he cohabited with her he causes her to be disqualified. Since his act is sheer prostitution. Similarly, where brothers submitted to halizah from a woman incapable of procreation, they do not thereby cause her to be disqualified. If, however, they cohabited with her, they cause her to be disqualified. Since cohabitation with her is an act of prostitution. |
יבמות 8.5 הסריס לא חולץ, ולא מייבם; וכן האיילונית לא חולצת, ולא מתייבמת׃ הסריס שחלץ ליבמתו, לא פסלה; בעלה-- פסלה, מפני שהיא בעילת זנות׃ וכן איילונית שחלצו לה אחין, לא פסלוה; בעלוה-- פסלוה, מפני שהיא בעילת זנות |
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