Commentary for Kiddushin 39:2
והלא דין הוא אם מוכרה לפסולין לא ימכרנה לקרובים מה למוכרה לפסולין שאם רצה לייעד מייעד ימכרנה לקרובים שאם רצה לייעד אינו מייעד אמר קרא לאמה מלמד שמוכרה לקרובים
shall he not sell her to relations?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who are interdicted only to her.');"><sup>3</sup></span> As for selling her to unfit persons, that may be because if he<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The master.');"><sup>4</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
Having used the word “for a slave” to teach that a father may not stipulate that his daughter not be designated, R. Meir needs a source for allowing the father to designate her to those unfit for her. This is a halakhah agreed to by all. To do this, R. Meir can use the verse that R. Eliezer used, “if she is found not pleasing to her master [so that he has not designated her].” And when it comes to relatives, he can agree with the sages that the father may not sell her to relatives.
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