Commentary for Ketubot 88:8

אי אמרת בשלמא כי האי גוונא בישראל מיחייב היינו דאיצטריך קרא למעוטי גרים אלא אי אמרת בישראל כה"ג פטור השתא בישראל פטור בגרים מיבעיא

Now if you assume that in a similar such a case for an Israelite girl he is liable, it is understandable, and that is why it needed to exclude converts, but if you said in a similar such case for an Israelite he is exempt, if he is exempt for an Israelite, why would it need to speak about a convert.

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