Commentary for Bava Kamma 174:8

במאי אוקימתא לבתרייתא בסמוכין על שלחנו גדולים יתן להם מיד קטנים יעשה להם סגולה אמאי לאביהם בעי למיתבי

implying 'with thee in food and with thee in drink',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He must share the same pleasures and comforts as the Master. Cf. Kid. 20a. ');">¹⁴</span> this could certainly not be maintained; how much the more so then in the case of his own daughter?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [Why therefore should the compensation be paid to the father and not to her in a case where she has to maintain herself?] ');">¹⁵</span>

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