Commentary for Ketubot 153:4

תנן אמר רבן שמעון בן גמליאל בד"א במומין קטנים אבל במומין גדולים כופין אותו להוציא בשלמא למ"ד נולדו היינו דשאני בין גדולים לקטנים אלא למ"ד היו מה לי גדולים מה לי קטנים הא סברה וקיבלה

We learned: Rabban Shimon ben Gamaliel said: To what does this apply: to minor defects, but with regard to major defects he can be forced to divorce her. Now, according to him who reads, “have arisen” it makes sense to distinguish between major defects and minor defects. But according to he who reads, “were,” what [it may be asked] is the difference between major defects and minor ones? She accepted them in any case!?

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