Commentary for Kiddushin 33:9
ונילף ריקם ריקם מעולת ראיה אמר קרא (דברים טו, יד) אשר ברכך יי' אלהיך
- Scripture saith, as the Lord thy God hath blessed thee [thou shalt give unto him].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XV, 14; hence the deduction of the larger sum from the firstborn.');"><sup>12</sup></span> R'Judah maintained: Thirty, as the thirty [paid] for a [heathen] slave.' What is R'Judah's reason? - He learns the meaning of 'giving' from a slave:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Here: thou shalt give unto him; slave: If the ox gore a manservant or a maidservant, he shall give unto that master thirty shekels of silver - Ex. XXI, 32.');"><sup>13</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The answer is that the Torah hints that this must be a substantial gift when it says that the gift must come from all that God has blessed you with.
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