Commentary for Kiddushin 10:8
א"ל אביי הא דקאמרת ג' תנן וד' לא תנן תנא מילתא דכתיבא בהדיא קתני מילתא דלא כתיבא בהדיא לא קתני
If a man gives her [a woman] money or its equivalent and declares to her, 'Behold, thou art consecrated unto me,' [or] 'thou art betrothed unto me', [or] 'Behold, thou art a wife unto me' - then she is betrothed.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'consecrated,' i.e., she becomes an arusah.');"><sup>11</sup></span> But if she gives him [money or its equivalent] and says 'Behold, I am consecrated unto thee,' 'I am betrothed unto thee,' 'I am a wife unto thee,' she is not betrothed.
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