Commentary for Ketubot 80:11

קנס אין מכר לא אימא אף קנס במקום מכר א"ר חסדא מ"ט דר"מ א"ק (דברים כב, יט) ולו תהיה לאשה במהוה עצמה הכתוב מדבר ורבנן אמר ר"ל א"ק נערה אפילו קטנה במשמע

Only a fine but not the right of sale? Read: A fine also where the right of sale applies. Hisda said: What is R. Meir’s reasoning? The verse said, “And she shall be for him a wife”–the text speaks of a girl who may herself contract a marriage. And the rabbis? Resh Lakish said: The verse said, “Na’arah” which implies even a minor.

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