Commentary for Gittin 152:22

אמר אביי הכל מודים היכא דאמר לכשתצא חמה מנרתיקה

Did you permit it at once, since there is no chance of his coming again, or did you permit it only after twelve months, when his condition would be fulfilled? — But should not this question be attached to the Mishnah: [IF HE SAYS, THIS IS YOUR GET] FROM NOW IF I DO NOT COME WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS, AND HE DIED WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS, THIS IS A GET: would it be a Get at once, seeing that he will not come again, or only after twelve months when his condition will have been fulfilled? — Indeed it might have been, but it was put in this way because he [the old man] asked had been present on that occasion.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [When the vote was taken to grant her permission to remarry; v. A.Z. 37a.] ');">¹⁹</span> Abaye said: All are agreed that if he Says, 'When the sun issues from its sheath'

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