Commentary for Kiddushin 9:12

חדא מחדא לא אתיא תיתי חדא מתרתי הי תיתי לא ליכתוב רחמנא בשטר ותיתי מהנך מה להנך שכן הנאתן מרובה

But as for the others, that is because their powers of acquisition are great!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Both give a title to land and slaves, which cohabitation does not.');">²³</span> Should Scripture omit money, that it might be inferred from the others? But as for the others, that is because they have compulsory powers!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cohabitation acquires a yebamah even against her will, and a deed divorces a woman likewise even against her desire.');">²⁴</span>

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