(续上)所提的疑问:受了休书的与受了转房聘言的两位妇人同在一位 亡夫兄弟 面前,谁当先行 脱鞋礼 ?前者因休书已开始了使她离开的程序,后者则最接近合法同房。
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……若有两位妇人来到同一位 亡夫兄弟 面前待转房,一位是受了休书的妇人,另一位是受了转房聘言的妇人,哪一位当先行 脱鞋礼 ?
If two women happened before a single yavam for levirate marriage, and one is a woman who received a bill of divorce and the other is a woman who received levirate betrothal, which has precedence for ḥalitza?
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是受了休书的妇人优先吗?因为他已在她身上开始了 脱鞋礼 的程序——交付休书便是使这妇人与他分离的第一步。
Is the woman who received a bill of divorce preferred because he began the process of ḥalitza with her, as presenting a bill of divorce represents the first step separating the woman from him?
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还是受了转房聘言的妇人优先?因为她最接近于可以合法同房。
Or perhaps the woman who received levirate betrothal is preferred, because she is closest to being able to enter into permitted sexual intercourse.
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转房聘言通常在转房之前不久举行,相当于寻常婚事中的订婚之礼。
The act of levirate betrothal is generally done just prior to levirate marriage and is equivalent to the act of betrothal in non-levirate contexts.
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因此,转房聘言加强了这妇人与 亡夫兄弟 之间的联系。
As a result, levirate betrothal strengthens the connection between the woman and the yavam.
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为此,与受了转房聘言的妇人行 脱鞋礼 ,或许更为可取。
For this reason, it may be preferable to perform ḥalitza with the woman who received levirate betrothal.