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sister_n proper_o so_o call_v for_o it_o be_v certain_o prohibit_v by_o the_o levitical_a law_n for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v two_o sister_n either_o both_o together_o or_o one_o after_o the_o other_o for_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n after_o the_o decease_n of_o his_o brother_n unless_o when_o he_o die_v childless_a to_o redeem_v the_o inheritance_n by_o the_o very_a same_o reason_n it_o must_v be_v unlawful_a for_o the_o sister_n to_o marry_v the_o sister_n husband_n after_o her_o decease_n because_o the_o relation_n be_v exact_o the_o same_o in_o both_o case_n but_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o though_o the_o jew_n be_v allow_v to_o keep_v concubine_n as_o abraham_n do_v and_o from_o thence_o the_o concubinage_n among_o the_o roman_n be_v derive_v yet_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o marry_v more_o wife_n that_o shall_v be_v aequo_fw-la jure_fw-la with_o one_o another_o that_o shall_v have_v a_o equal_a power_n 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