Commentary for Kiddushin 6:8

ואלא הא דאמר רב הונא אמר רב מנין שמעשה הבת לאב שנאמר (שמות כא, ז) וכי ימכור איש את בתו לאמה מה אמה מעשה ידיה לרבה אף בת נמי מעשה ידיה לאביה תיפוק ליה מבנעוריה בית אביה

[Surely not!] But perhaps this applies only to a minor [ketannah], who has no power to accept kiddushin; but as for a na'arah,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Glos.');">⁹</span> who is empowered to accept kiddushin - let her betroth herself and take the money!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A minor cannot enter into a legal contract; hence it is but equitable that her father has full power over her in respect to marriage. But a na'arah can make valid transactions and acquire property; the father therefore should have no rights in respect to her kiddushin. - Though the verse quoted, dealing with the slandering of a woman's honour, explicitly refers to a na'arah - Then shall the father of the na'arah (E.V. damsel) etc., - she may have been betrothed while a minor.');">¹⁰</span>

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