## Yevamot Daf 110b

###### Yevamot 110b:1
[Yevamot 110b:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Yevamot/r/110b:1)

חוֹלֵץ לָא! לָא, בְּפִקַּחַת וְאַחַר כָּךְ נִתְחָרְשָׁה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
but **no, he may not perform *ḥalitza*.** The Gemara rejects this: **No,** it is referring **to a** halakhically **competent woman who later became a deaf-mute,** and *ḥalitza* performed by a deaf-mute does not have the power to undo a levirate bond that is valid by Torah law.


###### Yevamot 110b:2
[Yevamot 110b:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Yevamot/r/110b:2)

תָּא שְׁמַע: שְׁנֵי אַחִין פִּקְחִין נְשׂוּאִין שְׁתֵּי נׇכְרִיּוֹת, אַחַת פִּקַּחַת וְאַחַת חֵרֶשֶׁת, מֵת פִּקֵּחַ בַּעַל הַחֵרֶשֶׁת, מָה יַעֲשֶׂה פִּקֵּחַ בַּעַל פִּקַּחַת? כּוֹנֵס, וְאִם רוֹצֶה לְהוֹצִיא יוֹצִיא. מֵת פִּקֵּחַ בַּעַל פִּקַּחַת, מָה יַעֲשֶׂה פִּקֵּחַ בַּעַל חֵרֶשֶׁת? אוֹ חוֹלֵץ אוֹ מְיַיבֵּם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Come** and **hear** proof from a *baraita*: **Two** halakhically **competent brothers** are **married** to **two unrelated** women, **one who is** halakhically **competent and one** who is a **deaf-mute.** If **the** halakhically **competent man** who is **the husband of the female deaf-mute, dies, what should the** halakhically **competent man** who is **the husband of the** halakhically **competent woman do? He consummates** the levirate marriage with the deaf-mute, **and if** he later **wishes to divorce her, he may divorce** her. **But if the** halakhically **competent man** who is **the husband of the** halakhically **competent woman dies, what should the** halakhically **competent man** who is **the husband of the female deaf-mute do? He may either perform *ḥalitza* or consummate the levirate marriage.**


###### Yevamot 110b:3
[Yevamot 110b:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Yevamot/r/110b:3)

מַאי לָאו: מִדְּהוּא פִּקֵּחַ מֵעִיקָּרָא, הִיא נָמֵי חֵרֶשֶׁת מֵעִיקָּרָא, וְקָתָנֵי: כּוֹנֵס אִין, חוֹלֵץ לָא! מִידֵּי אִירְיָא? הָא כִּדְאִיתָא וְהָא כִּדְאִיתָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**What, is it not** the case in this *baraita* **that since he is** halakhically **competent from the outset,** one may presume that **she is a deaf-mute from the outset as well? And it is taught yes, he may consummate** the levirate marriage with the *yevama* who is a deaf-mute, but **no, he may not perform *ḥalitza*** to her, thereby indicating that *ḥalitza* cannot be performed even though as a deaf-mute from the outset, she is a *yevama* by rabbinic law and not by Torah law. The Gemara rejects this: **Are the cases comparable? This** case is **as it is,** i.e., the husband is competent throughout, **and that** case is **as it is,** i.e., the wife was not a deaf-mute at the outset.


###### Yevamot 110b:4
[Yevamot 110b:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Yevamot/r/110b:4)

אֵיתִיבֵיהּ: שְׁנֵי אַחִין, אֶחָד פִּקֵּחַ וְאֶחָד חֵרֵשׁ, נְשׂוּאִין שְׁתֵּי אֲחָיוֹת, אַחַת פִּקַּחַת וְאַחַת חֵרֶשֶׁת. מֵת חֵרֵשׁ בַּעַל חֵרֶשֶׁת, מָה יַעֲשֶׂה פִּקֵּחַ בַּעַל פִּקַּחַת? תֵּצֵא מִשּׁוּם אֲחוֹת אִשָּׁה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara **raised an objection to this** from a mishna (*Yevamot* 112b): **Two brothers, one** who is halakhically **competent and one** who is a **deaf-mute, are married** to **two sisters, one** who is halakhically **competent and one** who is **a deaf-mute.** If **the male deaf-mute** who is **the husband of the female deaf-mute dies, what shall the** halakhically **competent** man who is **the husband of the** halakhically **competent woman do?** The female deaf-mute **leaves** and is exempt from levirate marriage **due to** the prohibition against marrying **the sister of one’s wife.**


###### Yevamot 110b:5
[Yevamot 110b:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Yevamot/r/110b:5)

מֵת פִּקֵּחַ בַּעַל פִּקַּחַת, מָה יַעֲשֶׂה חֵרֵשׁ בַּעַל חֵרֶשֶׁת? מוֹצִיא אֶת אִשְׁתּוֹ בְּגֵט, וְאֵשֶׁת אָחִיו אֲסוּרָה לְעוֹלָם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**If the** halakhically **competent man** who is **the husband of the** halakhically **competent woman dies, what should the male deaf-mute** who is **the husband of the female deaf-mute do? He releases his wife,** the female deaf-mute, **with a bill of divorce, and his brother’s wife is forbidden forever** and may never remarry. He cannot remain married because his wife is the sister of his *yevama* by Torah law. He cannot consummate the levirate marriage with her because she is the sister of his ex-wife. Apparently, *ḥalitza* is not an option because he is a deaf-mute, and his *ḥalitza* cannot dissolve a levirate bond that is established by Torah law.


###### Yevamot 110b:6
[Yevamot 110b:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Yevamot/r/110b:6)

וְכִי תֵּימָא הָכָא נָמֵי בְּפִקֵּחַ וְאַחַר כָּךְ נִתְחָרֵשׁ — מִי מָצֵי מַפֵּיק? וְהָתְנַן: נִתְחָרְשָׁה — יוֹצִיא, נִשְׁתַּטֵּית — לֹא יוֹצִיא. נִתְחָרֵשׁ הוּא אוֹ נִשְׁתַּטָּה — לֹא יוֹצִיא עוֹלָמִית.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And if you would say: Here, too,** it is referring **to** a man who was halakhically **competent and later became a deaf-mute, can** such a person **divorce** his wife? **Didn’t we learn** the following in the mishna (112b): If a halakhically competent man married a halakhically competent woman and she **became a deaf-mute, he may divorce her; if she became mentally incompetent, he may not divorce her,** because of a rabbinic ordinance to protect her from harm. **If he himself became a deaf-mute or became mentally incompetent, he may never divorce her.** Since he was competent when he married her, he cannot dissolve a marriage that is by Torah law when he is incompetent.


###### Yevamot 110b:7
[Yevamot 110b:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Yevamot/r/110b:7)

אֶלָּא לָאו, בְּחֵרֵשׁ מֵעִיקָּרָא, וּמִדְּהוּא חֵרֵשׁ מֵעִיקָּרָא — הִיא נָמֵי חֵרֶשֶׁת מֵעִיקָּרָא. וּמִדַּאֲחָיוֹת חֵרְשׁוֹת מֵעִיקָּרָא — נׇכְרִיּוֹת נָמֵי חֵרְשׁוֹת מֵעִיקָּרָא, וּתְנַן גַּבֵּי נׇכְרִיּוֹת: כּוֹנֵס אִין, חוֹלֵץ לָא! אִישְׁתִּיק.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rather, is it not** referring to **a male** who was **deaf-mute from the outset? And since he was a deaf-mute from the outset, she was also a deaf-mute from the outset. And since the sisters** in these cases **were deaf-mutes from the outset, then the unrelated women were also deaf-mutes from the outset, and we learned** in the mishna **with regard to the unrelated women** that **yes, he may consummate** the levirate marriage with them, **but no, he may not perform *ḥalitza*.** When this question was presented to Rabba, he **was silent** and had no response.


###### Yevamot 110b:8
[Yevamot 110b:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Yevamot/r/110b:8)

כִּי אֲתָא לְקַמֵּיהּ דְּרַב יוֹסֵף, אֲמַר לֵיהּ: מַאי טַעְמָא תּוֹתְבֵיהּ מֵהָא, דְּיָכֵול לְשַׁנּוֹיֵי לָךְ: אֲחָיוֹת — חֵרְשׁוֹת מֵעִיקָּרָא, נׇכְרִיּוֹת — פִּקְּחוֹת וְאַחַר כָּךְ נִתְחָרְשׁוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**When** Abaye **came before Rav Yosef** and told him of the matter, Rav Yosef **said to him: What is the reason that you raised an objection to him** based **on this? For he could teach,** i.e., explain **to you,** as follows: **The sisters** the mishna referred to were **deaf-mutes at the outset,** whereas **the unrelated women** it referred to were halakhically **competent women who later became deaf-mutes.**


###### Yevamot 110b:9
[Yevamot 110b:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Yevamot/r/110b:9)

אֶלָּא אִיבְּעִי לָךְ לְאוֹתֹבֵיהּ מֵהָא: שְׁנֵי אַחִין חֵרְשִׁין נְשׂוּאִין שְׁתֵּי אֲחָיוֹת פִּקְּחוֹת, אוֹ שְׁתֵּי אֲחָיוֹת חֵרְשׁוֹת, אוֹ שְׁתֵּי אֲחָיוֹת אַחַת פִּקַּחַת וְאַחַת חֵרֶשֶׁת. וְכֵן שְׁתֵּי אֲחָיוֹת חֵרְשׁוֹת נְשׂוּאוֹת לִשְׁנֵי אַחִין פִּקְחִין, אוֹ לִשְׁנֵי אַחִין חֵרְשִׁין, אוֹ לִשְׁנֵי אַחִין אֶחָד פִּקֵּחַ וְאֶחָד חֵרֵשׁ — הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ פְּטוּרוֹת מִן הַחֲלִיצָה וּמִן הַיִּיבּוּם. וְאִם הָיוּ נׇכְרִיּוֹת — יִכְנוֹסוּ, וְאִם רָצוּ לְהוֹצִיא — יוֹצִיאוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rather, you should have raised an objection to him from this** mishna (112b): In the cases **of two deaf-mute brothers married** to **two** halakhically **competent sisters or** to **two deaf-mute sisters or** to **two sisters, one** halakhically **competent and one a deaf-mute; and likewise, two deaf-mute sisters married to two** halakhically **competent brothers or to two deaf-mute brothers or to two brothers, one halakhically competent and one a deaf-mute,** all **these** women **are exempt from *ḥalitza* and from levirate marriage** in the event of the death of one of the brothers while childless. **And if,** in these cases, the women **were unrelated** to one another, the surviving brothers **should consummate** levirate marriage with them, **and if they wish to divorce** them subsequently, **they may divorce** them.


###### Yevamot 110b:10
[Yevamot 110b:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Yevamot/r/110b:10)

הֵיכִי דָמֵי? אִילֵּימָא בְּפִקְחִים וּלְבַסּוֹף נִתְחָרְשׁוּ, מִי מָצֵי מַפְּקִי? וְהָתְנַן: נִשְׁתַּטֵּית — לֹא יוֹצִיא, נִתְחָרֵשׁ הוּא אוֹ נִשְׁתַּטָּה — לֹא יוֹצִיא עוֹלָמִית!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara clarifies: **What are the circumstances? If we say** the mishna is referring to **men who were** halakhically **competent and later became deaf-mutes, then** in that case **can they release them? But didn’t we learn** in the mishna (112b): **If she became mentally incompetent, he may not divorce her; if he became a deaf-mute or mentally incompetent, he may never divorce her?**


###### Yevamot 110b:11
[Yevamot 110b:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Yevamot/r/110b:11)

אֶלָּא לָאו אַחֵרְשִׁין מֵעִיקָּרָא, וּמִדְּהֵן חֵרְשִׁין מֵעִיקָּרָא — אִינְהוּ נָמֵי חֵרְשׁוֹת מֵעִיקָּרָא, וְקָתָנֵי: אִם הָיוּ נׇכְרִיּוֹת — יִכְנוֹסוּ. יִכְנוֹסוּ — אִין, יַחְלֹצוּ — לָא! תְּיוּבְתָּא דְּרַבָּה תְּיוּבְתָּא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rather, is it not** referring to **men who were deaf-mutes at the outset? And since they were deaf-mutes at the outset, the women were also deaf-mutes at the outset, and it is taught** there: **If,** in these cases, **they were unrelated** to one another, the surviving brothers **should consummate** levirate marriage with them. This implies: **Yes, they should consummate** levirate marriage with them, **but no, they should not perform *ḥalitza*.** From this conclusion is apparent that a female deaf-mute may not perform *ḥalitza*; **the refutation** of the opinion **of Rabba is a conclusive refutation.**


###### Yevamot 110b:12
[Yevamot 110b:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Yevamot/r/110b:12)

קְטַנָּה וְחֵרֶשֶׁת וְכוּ׳. אָמַר רַב נַחְמָן: אַשְׁכַּחְתֵּיהּ לְרַב אַדָּא בַּר אַהֲבָה וּלְרַב חָנָא חַתְנֵיהּ, דְּיָתְבִי וְקָמַקְווּ אַקְווֹתָא בְּשׁוּקָא דְּפוּמְבְּדִיתָא וְאָמְרִי, הָא דִּתְנַן: קְטַנָּה וְחֵרֶשֶׁת, אֵין בִּיאַת אַחַת מֵהֶן פּוֹטֶרֶת צָרָתָהּ, הָנֵי מִילֵּי דִּנְפַלָה לֵיהּ מֵאָחִיו פִּקֵּחַ, דְּלָא יָדְעִינַן אִי בִּקְטַנָּה נִיחָא לֵיהּ אִי בְּחֵרֶשֶׁת נִיחָא לֵיהּ

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ It is taught in the mishna: If one wife is a **minor and** the other is **a deaf-mute,** consummation of levirate marriage or *ḥalitza* of the *yavam* with one of them does not exempt her rival wife. **Rav Naḥman said: I found Rav Adda bar Ahava and Rav Ḥana his son-in-law sitting and posing challenges [*kamakvu akvata*]** to one another **in the marketplace of Pumbedita, and saying** as follows: **That** which **we learned** in the mishna, **that in the case of a minor and a deaf-mute,** the **consummation** of levirate marriage **with one of them does not exempt her rival wife, applies when she happened** before **him** for levirate marriage as the widow **of his** halakhically **competent brother.** Under such circumstances, **we do not know if the minor was preferable to** the brother who married her initially, **or if the deaf-mute was preferable to him.**


###### Yevamot 110b:13
[Yevamot 110b:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Yevamot/r/110b:13)

אִי בִּקְטַנָּה נִיחָא לֵיהּ — דְּאָתְיָא לִכְלַל דֵּיעָה, אִי בְּחֵרֶשֶׁת נִיחָא — דִּגְדוֹלָה הִיא, וּבַת בִּיאָה הִיא. אֲבָל נָפְלָה מֵאָחִיו חֵרֵשׁ — וַדַּאי בְּחֵרֶשֶׁת נִיחָא לֵיהּ, דְּבַת בִּיאָה הִיא וּבַת מִינֵּיהּ הִיא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara explains: They wondered **if the minor was preferable to him, since she** eventually **would have come to full intellectual capacity** when she reached majority, **or if the deaf-mute was preferable, since she is an adult and she is suitable** for **sexual intercourse.** Given the uncertainty, it cannot be determined whose initial marriage was more complete and therefore the levirate marriage of one of them cannot exempt her rival wife. **However, if she happened** before him for levirate marriage as the widow of **his brother** who was **deaf-mute, certainly the female deaf-mute was preferable to him, as she was suitable for sexual intercourse and was of his kind,** and therefore the marriage to her was more complete.


###### Yevamot 110b:14
[Yevamot 110b:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Yevamot/r/110b:14)

וְאָמֵינָא לְהוּ אֲנָא: אֲפִילּוּ נְפַלָה לֵיהּ מֵאָחִיו חֵרֵשׁ נָמֵי מְסַפְּקָא לֵיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And I,** Rav Naḥman, **said to them: Even if she happened** before **him** as the widow **of his brother** who was **deaf-mute, it is still uncertain,** because the difference between the marriage of a minor and a deaf-mute in this case is independent of the original husband’s preferences. They are different types of relationships.


###### Yevamot 110b:15
[Yevamot 110b:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Yevamot/r/110b:15)

כֵּיצַד תַּקָּנָתָן? אָמַר רַב חִסְדָּא אָמַר רַב: כּוֹנֵס הַחֵרֶשֶׁת וּמוֹצִיאָהּ בְּגֵט, וּקְטַנָּה תַּמְתִּין עַד שֶׁתַּגְדִּיל, וְתַחְלוֹץ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **How can their** situation **be rectified,** so that they can remarry? **Rav Ḥisda said that Rav said: He consummates** the levirate marriage with **the deaf-mute and** then **releases her by means of a bill of divorce.** He cannot stay married to her because the subsequent *ḥalitza* of the minor will disqualify her as the rival wife of his *yevama* who has performed *ḥalitza* [*ḥalutza*]. **The minor must wait until she reaches majority and then perform *ḥalitza*.**


###### Yevamot 110b:16
[Yevamot 110b:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Yevamot/r/110b:16)

אָמַר רַב חִסְדָּא: שְׁמַע מִינַּהּ, קָסָבַר רַב: חֵרֶשֶׁת קְנוּיָה וּמְשׁוּיֶּירֶת, קְטַנָּה קְנוּיָה וְאֵינָהּ קְנוּיָה. דְּאִי סָלְקָא דַעְתָּךְ חֵרֶשֶׁת קְנוּיָה וְאֵינָהּ קְנוּיָה, קְטַנָּה קְנוּיָה וּמְשׁוּיֶּירֶת, חֵרֶשֶׁת אַמַּאי כּוֹנֵס וּמוֹצִיאָהּ בְּגֵט?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Ḥisda said: Learn from this** statement **that Rav holds** that **a married deaf-mute is partially acquired, and a minor is either acquired or not acquired,** i.e., there is uncertainty as to whether she was acquired completely or not acquired at all. **For if it enters your mind** to say the opposite, **that the deaf-mute is either acquired or not acquired, while the minor is partially acquired, then** with regard to **the deaf-mute** woman, **why should he consummate** the levirate marriage **and** then **release her with a bill of divorce?**