Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Commentary for Kiddushin 125:15

<big><strong>גמ׳</strong></big> מאי על מנת שירצה אבא אילימא עד דאמר אבא אין אימא מציעתא מת האב הרי זו מקודשת והא לא אמר אין אלא

Daf Shevui to Kiddushin

This is the problem with the mishnah—what does it mean when he says “on condition that my father consents.” The first clause seems to mean that the father says yes. If he is silent, she is not betrothed.
The second clause implies that “consent” means the father did not protest. Silence is acquiescence.
The last clause implies that to undo the kiddushin, the father must actively protest. His earlier silence is not sufficient. Thus the three clauses of the mishnah do not all seem to agree one with the other.
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