Commentary for Gittin 147:12

מאי בינייהו איכא בינייהו שפשטה ידה וקיבלה קידושין מאחר רב הונא אמר והוא יתן תנאה בעלמא הוא מקיים תנאיה ואזיל רב יהודה אמר לכשיתן לכי יהיב לה הוא דהוו קידושין השתא לא הוו קידושין

'and in the discussion thereon it was said, What is meant by 'he is to give', and R. Huna said, It means, he shall [thereafter] give, while Rab Judah said, It means, When he gives. What practical difference does it make which view we adopt? — A difference arises if she puts forth her hand and receives betrothal money from another. According to R. Huna who said that it means, 'he shall [thereafter] give', the giving is a mere condition, and he has only to fulfil his condition,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' When his betrothal takes retrospective effect, so that that of the second is null and void. ');">¹⁰</span>

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