Commentary for Kiddushin 37:4
אמר רבי זירא תא שמע (ויקרא כ, י) איש פרט לקטן אשר ינאף את אשת איש פרט לאשת קטן ואי אמרת מייעד אם כן מצינו אישות לקטן
'a man' excludes a minor; 'that committeth adultery with another man's wife' excludes the wife of a minor. But if you say that he can designate, if so, we find matrimonial relationship in the case of a minor.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Why then should the penalty for adultery - execution - not apply?');"><sup>5</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The baraita seems to teach that a minor boy can never be married. But if a master can designate the slave woman to his son, then a minor could be married. Should a man commit adultery with this woman, why does it not count as adultery?
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