Commentary for Kiddushin 70:4
ומנלן דלא איתנהו בהשחתה איבעית אימא סברא דהא לא אית להו זקן ואיבעית אימא קרא דאמר קרא לא תקיפו פאת ראשכם ולא תשחית את פאת זקנך
But how do we know [that she is exempt from] the injunction against rounding [etc.] and marring [etc.]? - Because It is written, ye shall not round the corner of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XIX, 27.');"><sup>5</sup></span> whoever is included in [the prohibition of] marring is included in [that of] rounding; but women, since they are not subject to [the prohibition of] marring, are not subject to [that of] rounding.
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
There are two ways to exempt women from the prohibition of marring the corner of their beards. First, women do not normally have beards. Second, the verse uses the singular in reference to the beard. This changing of the person teaches that men are prohibited but not women.
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