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לֹא רָצָה לִפְדּוֹתוֹ — עוֹרְפוֹ בְקוֹפִיץ מֵאַחֲרָיו וְקוֹבְרוֹ. מִצְוַת פְּדִיָּה קוֹדֶמֶת לְמִצְוַת עֲרִיפָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ,,וְאִם־לֹא תִפְדֶּה וַעֲרַפְתּוֹ”. מִצְוַת יְעִידָה קוֹדֶמֶת לְמִצְוַת פְּדִיָּה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ,,אֲשֶׁר לֹא יְעָדָהּ, וְהֶפְדָּהּ”. מִצְוַת יִבּוּם קוֹדֶמֶת לְמִצְוַת חֲלִיצָה — בָּרִאשׁוֹנָה, שֶׁהָיוּ מִתְכַּוְּנִין לְשֵׁם מִצְוָה; וְעַכְשָׁיו, שֶׁאֵין מִתְכַּוְּנִין לְשֵׁם מִצְוָה — אָמְרוּ: מִצְוַת חֲלִיצָה קוֹדֶמֶת לְמִצְוַת יִבּוּם. מִצְוַת גְּאֻלָּה בָּאָדוֹן. הוּא קוֹדֵם לְכָל אָדָם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ,,וְאִם־לֹא יִגָּאֵל וְנִמְכַּר בְּעֶרְכֶּךָ”.
[If] he does not wish to redeem it, he must decapitate it with a large knife from behind and bury it. The precept of redemption takes precedence over the precept of decapitation, as it states (Ex. 13:13): And if you do not redeem it, you shall decapitate it. The precept of yiud takes precedence over the precept of redemption, as it states (Ex. 21:8): Who did not designate her, he shall cause her to be redeemed. The precept of yibum takes precedence over the precept of chalitzah —- in the early days, when they would intend [to perform yibum] for the sake of [fulfilling] the precept; but now that they do not intend [to perform yibum] for the sake of [fulfilling] the precept, they said: The precept of chalitzah takes precedence over the precept of yibum. The precept of redemption is on the owner. He takes precedence over any other person, as it is said (Lev. 27:27): “And if it is not redeemed, it shall be sold for its valuation.”
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