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This verse is referring to a man who has potential widowhood and divorce with her, excluding a non-Jew and a slave, who do not have widowhood and divorce with her, as they cannot marry Jews at all. Therefore, they disqualify a woman from marrying into the priesthood through sex, even if she does not
The Talmud asks: We have found a source for the halakha that a non-Jew and a slave disqualify a priestess. From where do we derive this with regard to a Levite and an Israelite woman? The Talmud answers: It is as R' Abba said that Rav said: The verse “But if a priest’s daughter be a widow, or divo
The Talmud asks: In accordance with whose opinion is this exposition possible? It is in accordance only with the opinion of R' Akiva, as he derives halakhot from the prefix vav. The Talmud responds: Even if you say it is accordance with the Rabbis, the entire phrase: “But if a priest’s daughter,” i
The Talmud suggests: But perhaps you should say a different interpretation of the mention of widowhood and divorce in the verse: In the case of one who has potential widowhood and divorce with her, if he does not have offspring from her she may partake of teruma upon her widowhood or divorce, wherea
The Talmud answers: If so, why do I need to include a Levite and an Israelite woman? If the daughter of a priest is not disqualified from teruma due to sex with a non-Jew or slave, certainly a Levite or Israelite woman is not. The fact that the verse indicates inclusion of Levite and Israelite wome