Commentary for Gittin 147:13

וצריכא דאי אשמעינן גבי קידושין בהא קאמר רב הונא והוא יתן משום דלקרובה קאתי אבל גבי גירושין דלרחוקה קאתי אימא מודה ליה לרב יהודה

whereas according to Rab Judah who said that it means 'when he gives', the betrothal takes effect only when he gives, but at the time it is no betrothal. And both cases required to be stated. For if the rule had been stated only in regard to betrothal, I might have thought that in that case R. Huna said that it means 'and he is to give', because his intention is to bring her nearer [to himself],<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And therefore he meant it to take effect at once. ');">¹¹</span>

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