“Who beds her down” (Dt.22:29)—any kind of bedding down. “Shall give to the father of the young lady” (Dt.22:29)— they shall be entirely his [and not hers].
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לַאֲבִי הַנַּעֲרָה, וְלֹא לַאֲבִי הַבּוֹגֶרֶת.
“To the father of the young lady” (Dt.22:29)— but not to the father of an adult woman.
“And she shall be his wife” (Dt.22:29).2. This teaches that He drinks from his own urinal! For, even if she is lame, or even if she is blind, and, even if she’s covered with sores, [she remains his wife till he dies]. However— If he found in her a trace of lewdness, or she was not suitable [by circumstances of birth] to enter the Community of Israel, is it possible to say that he has the right to maintain her in the marriage? The Teaching states: “She shall be his wife” (Dt.22: 29)— she’ll be a wife truly worthy of him!221=M. Ket. 3:5. cf. Pisqa’ 238.3
3. “Insofar as he abused her” (Dt.22:29)— This includes an orphan as well. On this basis they taught: A fatherless woman who was widowed or divorced— R. Eliezer says: One who rapes her is obliged [to compensate her, since her father is dead]. But the seducer is exempt [from any compensation other than marriage].
4. “He won’t be able to send her off for the remainder of his days” (Dt.22:29)— that is, even after the passage of time. “For the remainder of his days” (Dt.22:29)— [but if he dies childless from the marriage,] he can send her to his brother [who may release her under the rule of levirate marriage (see Dt.25:5-10)].
(דברים כב כט) וְנָתַן הָאִישׁ – וְלֹא הַקָּטָן.
Pisqa’ 245220H:251;JN2:168-169.
1. “And the man” (Dt.22:29)—but, not a child.
הַשֹּׁכֵב עִמָּהּ, כָּל שְׁכִיבָה. לַאֲבִי הַנַּעֲרָה, שֶׁיְּהוּ שֶׁלּוֹ.
“Who beds her down” (Dt.22:29)—any kind of bedding down.
“Shall give to the father of the young lady” (Dt.22:29)—
they shall be entirely his [and not hers].
לַאֲבִי הַנַּעֲרָה, וְלֹא לַאֲבִי הַבּוֹגֶרֶת.
“To the father of the young lady” (Dt.22:29)—
but not to the father of an adult woman.
חֲמִשִּׁים כָּסֶף, כֶּסֶף צוֹרִי.
“Fifty silver sel`as” (Dt.22:29)—of Tyrian silver.
וְלוֹ תִהְיֶה לְאִשָּׁה, מְלַמֵּד שֶׁשּׁוֹתֶה בַּעֲצִיצוֹ, וַאֲפִלּוּ הִיא חִגֶּרֶת, וַאֲפִלּוּ הִיא סוּמָה, וַאֲפִלּוּ הִיא מֻכַּת שְׁחִין. נִמְצָא בָהּ דְּבַר זִמָּה, אוֹ שֶׁאֵינָהּ רְאוּיָה לָבוֹא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, יָכוֹל יְהֵא רַשַּׁי לְקַיְּמָהּ? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר: וְלוֹ תִהְיֶה לְאִשָּׁה, בְּאִשָּׁה הָרְאוּיָה לוֹ.
“And she shall be his wife” (Dt.22:29).2. This teaches that
He drinks from his own urinal!
For, even if she is lame,
or even if she is blind,
and, even if she’s covered with sores,
[she remains his wife till he dies].
However—
If he found in her
a trace of lewdness,
or she was not suitable
[by circumstances of birth]
to enter the Community of Israel,
is it possible to say that he has the right
to maintain her in the marriage?
The Teaching states:
“She shall be his wife” (Dt.22: 29)—
she’ll be a wife truly worthy of him!221=M. Ket. 3:5. cf. Pisqa’ 238.3
תַּחַת אֲשֶׁר עִנָּהּ, לְרַבּוֹת אֶת הַיְּתוֹמָה. מִכָּן אָמְרוּ: יְתוֹמָה שֶׁנִּתְאַרְמְלָה אוֹ שֶׁנִּתְגָּרְשָׁה, רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אוֹמֵר: הָאוֹנֵס חַיָּב וְהַמְפַתֶּה פָּטוּר.
3. “Insofar as he abused her” (Dt.22:29)—
This includes an orphan as well.
On this basis they taught:
A fatherless woman who was widowed or divorced—
R. Eliezer says:
One who rapes her is obliged
[to compensate her, since her father is dead].
But the seducer is exempt
[from any compensation other than marriage].
לֹא יוּכַל שַׁלְּחָהּ כָּל יָמָיו, מְשַׁלְּחָהּ הוּא לְיָבָם.
4. “He won’t be able to send her off for the remainder of his days” (Dt.22:29)—
that is, even after the passage of time.
“For the remainder of his days” (Dt.22:29)—
[but if he dies childless from the marriage,]
he can send her to his brother
[who may release her under the rule of
levirate marriage (see Dt.25:5-10)].