Commentary for Kiddushin 102:11
הכא במאי עסקינן כשהוכרו ולבסוף נתערבו דיקא נמי דקתני איני יודע ולא קתני אין ידוע ש"מ
- Here the circumstances are that they were [originally] known, and [only] subsequently mixed up.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He betrothed a particular daughter, but forgot which.');"><sup>16</sup></span> This maybe proved, for it is taught: 'I do not know,' not, it is not known.
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
In the mishnah, the father at one point knew which daughter he was betrothing. At the point of betrothal, the kiddushin could have been followed by intercourse. Later, he and the husband became mixed up, and this is why three of the girls are prohibited. In other words, the kiddushin were done properly, but the identity of the betrothed girl was subsequently lost.
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