Commentary for Kiddushin 86:10
והרי מאמר דמפקעת עצמה מרשות אביה ותנן
But what of a declaration,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' ma'amar. This is the technical term for the yabam's formal betrothal of his yebamah. which is accompanied by the gift of money, which is valid by Rabbinical law only, for by Biblical law cohabitation alone is recognised (supra 2a) .');"><sup>14</sup></span> whereby she is freed from paternal control,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If a betrothed maiden is widowed and the yabam makes a declaration, she is henceforth free from paternal control.');"><sup>15</sup></span> yet we learnt:
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
Above we said that for a na’arah, only her father can betroth her since kiddushin takes her out of his domain. But this mishnah says that when it comes to “ma’amar” betrothal for a girl awaiting levirate marriage, either she or her father can accept it, despite the fact that this also takes her out of her father’s domain. This is a difficulty on R. Yohanan.
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