Commentary for Kiddushin 11:10
והכי קא מיבעי ליה הני לישני לקידושי קאמר לה או דילמא למלאכה קאמר לה תיקו :
- Come and hear: For it was taught: If a man declares, 'Be thou my harufah,' she is betrothed,for in Judea an arusah is called harufah. Is Judea then the greater part of the world?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Surely local practice cannot settle the law for all places.');"><sup>15</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The Talmud answers that if he said nothing, and they were talking about betrothal, then they would be married. But since he used one of these confusing formulas, she might not have understood what she was saying yes to—maybe she was agreeing to work for him. Therefore, they are considered of doubtful validity. In such a case the couple would either need to redo to betrothal or get divorced.
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