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Sforno on Deuteronomy 25:5/ספורנו על דברים כ״ה:ה׳

אוִיבְּמָהּ. יָסִיר אוֹתָהּ מִהֱיוֹת עוֹד יְבִמְתּוֹ, אֲבָל תִּהְיֶה כְּאִשְׁתּוֹ לְכָל דָּבָר, אֲפִילוּ לְגָרְשָׁהּ בְּגֵט וּלְהַחֲזִירָהּ.
1ויבמה, by doing so he removes her status as yevamah from her as she is now his wife. She will be a wife in all respects including the legislation applying to divorcing her and possibly remarrying her.