Commentary for Bava Batra 277:16
לא נשאו גדולות לבעל ישאו קטנות לבעל
it was necessary to teach us [that this is not so]. IF THOSE WHO WERE OF AGE MARRIED, THE MINORS ALSO MAY TAKE. What does this mean?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This, surely, seems to be in contradiction to the following clause, 'If the minors, however, claimed " we="" desire="" to="" take="" as="" much="" you="" have="" taken",="" their="" request="" is="" disregarded'.="" ');"=""><sup>46</sup></span> — Rab Judah replied, it is this that was meant: IF THOSE WHO WERE OF AGE HAD MARRIED after the death of their father, THE MINORS [ALSO] MAY TAKE<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A similar sum towards their marriage expenses. ');"><sup>47</sup></span>
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