Commentary for Bava Batra 311:7

ולמכור בנכסי אביו עד שיהא בן עשרים לאפוקי ממאן דאמר בן שמנה עשרה

'[In respect] of <i>halizah'</i><span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., it was necessary to teach that an examination for signs of maturity is required before halizah could be allowed to be performed. ');">¹⁹</span> — to exclude [the ruling] of R. Jose who said, 'In the [Biblical] section [of <i>halizah</i>] it is written, Man;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XXV, 7. The specific mention of man implies that the male only must be of age. ');">²⁰</span> but [in the case of] a woman there is no difference between a major and a minor';<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Nid. 52b; Yeb, 105b. And a girl under age may consequently participate in the ceremony of halizah. ');">²¹</span>

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