Commentary for Ketubot 79:1

להא מילתא נמי ליגמרו מהדדי אמר קרא (שמות כב, טו) מהר ימהרנה לו לאשה לו מדעתו:

why isn’t this also learned? The verse says: “He shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife” (Exodus 22:15). “To be his”—this implies only if he agrees.

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