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אחד יבמה אחת ליבם אחד, ואחד שתי יבמות ליבם אחד. כיצד? עשה מאמר בזו ומאמר בזו — צריכות שני גיטין וחליצה. מאמר בזו וגט לזו — צריכה גט וחליצה. מאמר בזו ובעל את זו — צריכות שני גיטין וחליצה. מאמר בזו וחלץ לזו — הראשונה צריכה גט.
The above principles apply both in cases of one yevama to one yavam, as well as in cases of two yevamot to one yavam. How so? If he performed levirate betrothal with this yevama and levirate betrothal with that one, i.e., her rival wife, they require two bills of divorce, each for her own levirate betrothal, and ḥalitza with one of them, to release them both from the levirate bond. If he performed levirate betrothal with this one and gave a bill of divorce to that one, the first woman requires a bill of divorce to cancel the levirate betrothal, and one of them must receive ḥalitza. If he performed levirate betrothal with this one and had sex with that one, they require two bills of divorce and he must perform ḥalitza with one of them. If the yavam performed levirate betrothal with this one and performed ḥalitza with that one, the first woman requires a bill of divorce.
גט לזו וגט לזו — צריכות הימנו חליצה. גט לזו ובעל את זו — צריכה גט וחליצה. גט לזו ומאמר בזו — צריכה גט וחליצה. גט לזו וחלץ לזו — אין אחר חליצה כלום.
If the yavam gave a bill of divorce to this yevama and a bill of divorce to that one, they require ḥalitza from him. If he gave a bill of divorce to this one and had sex with that one, the latter requires a bill of divorce and ḥalitza. If he gave a bill of divorce to this one and performed levirate betrothal with that one, the latter requires a bill of divorce and he must perform ḥalitza with one of them. If the yavam gave a bill of divorce to this woman and performed ḥalitza with that one, nothing is effective after ḥalitza, and he cannot betroth the rival wife.