Commentary for Kiddushin 18:4

ואימא טעמא דידי ויצאה והיתה מקיש הוייה ליציאה מה יציאה בעינן דעת מקנה אף הוייה בעינן דעת מקנה

I will explain their reason: Because It is written, and when she is departed. she may be [another man's wife], assimilating betrothal to divorce: just as divorce must be [written] for her sake yet without her consent,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In ancient Jewish law a wife's consent to divorce was not required. In the Middle Ages this was amended, and her consent became necessary.');">⁴</span>

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