Commentary for Kiddushin 23:2

וקידושי אשה לב"ש נפקא להו מאמה העבריה מה אמה העבריה בפרוטה לא מקניא אף אשה בפרוטה לא מיקדשא

And a woman's kiddushin, according to Beth Shammai, is deduced from a Hebrew maidservant: just as a Hebrew maidservant cannot be acquired for a perutah,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As just proved.');">⁴</span> so a woman cannot be betrothed by a perutah.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Glos.');">⁵</span> Then say half a denar, or two perutahs? - Since a perutah was excluded, it was fixed at a denar.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For the exclusion of a perutah shews that a sum of considerable value is required.');">⁶</span>

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