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Sifrei on DeuteronomySifrei Devarim 271

Sifrei on Deuteronomy

Sifrei Devarim 271

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English · Shraga Silverstein

(Devarim 24:5) "If a man take a new wife": This tells me only of a virgin. Whence do I derive (the same for) a widow and a divorcée? From (Ibid.) "and he shall rejoice his wife" — in any event. If so, why is it written "new"? One who is "new" to him — to exclude a returned divorcée.

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English · Shraga Silverstein

"he shall not go out in the army": I might think that he does not go out into the army, but he supplies to it weapons, food, and water; it is, therefore, written "and it shall not impose upon him for any thing." I might think (that it may not impose upon him) even if he built a house and inaugurated it, planted a vineyard and redeemed it, betrothed a woman and took her (viz. Ibid. 20:5-6); it is, therefore, written "upon him." It does not impose upon him, but it does impose upon the aforementioned.

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English · Shraga Silverstein

"Free shall he be for his house" — his house;

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English · Shraga Silverstein

"shall he be" — his vineyard;

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English · Shraga Silverstein

"and he shall rejoice his wife" — a (new) wife;

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English · Shraga Silverstein

"whom he has taken" — to include his yevamah.

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