Audio by Dr. Michael Sokolow

If the [male] children of five women were mixed up and, when these interchanged children grew up, they took wives and then died, four submit to halizah from one [of the widows] and one contracts with her the Levirate marriage. [Then] He and three [brothers] submit to halizah from one [other of the widows] and one contracts with her the Levirate marriage. Thus every one [of the widows] performs halizah four times and contracts the Levirate marriage once

יבמות 11.3
חמש נשים שנתערבו ולדותיהן, הגדילו התערובות, ונשאו נשים ומתו-- ארבעה חולצין לאחת, ואחד מייבם; הוא ושלושה חולצים לאחת, ואחד מייבם׃ נמצאו ארבע חליצות וייבום לכל אחת ואחת

If the child of a woman was interchanged with the child of her daughter-in-law. And when the interchanged children grew up they took wives and then died, the [other] sons of the daughter-in-law submit to halizah but may not contract Levirate marriage. For [in the case of each widow and brother] it is uncertain whether she is the wife of his brother of the wife of his father`s brother. The [other] sons of the grandmother either submit to halizah or contract Levirate marriage, since [in the case of each widow and brother] the only doubt is whether she is the wife of his brother or the wife of his brother`s son. If the untainted sons died, then the interchanged sons submit [in respect of the widows] of the sons of the grandmother to halizah but must not contract the Levirate marriage. Since [in the case of each widow and brother] it is uncertain whether she is the wife of his brother or the wife of his father`s brother; [while in respect of the widows] of the sons of the daughter-in-law one submits to halizah and the other [may also] contract the Levirate marriage. 

 יבמות 11.4
האישה שנתערב ולדה בוולד כלתה, הגדילו התערובות, ונשאו נשים, ומתו-- בני הכלה חולצין, ולא מייבמין, שהוא ספק אשת אחיו, ואשת אחי אביו; בני הזקנה, או חולצין או מייבמין, שהוא ספק אשת אחיו, ואשת בן אחיו׃ מתו הכשרים-- בני התערובת לבני הזקנה, חולצין ולא מייבמין, שהוא ספק אשת אחיו, ואשת אחי אביו; ולבני הכלה, אחד חולץ ואחד מייבם.

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