Commentary for Kiddushin 9:3
אמר קרא (דברים כד, ב) ויצאה והיתה מקיש הויה ליציאה מה יציאה בשטר אף הויה נמי בשטר ואקיש נמי יציאה להויה מה הויה בכסף אף יציאה בכסף
Therefore Scripture saith, And when she is departed [out of his house, she may go] and be [another man's wife]:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XXIV, 2.');"><sup>6</sup></span> thus 'be - coming' [betrothed] is assimilated to 'departure' [divorce]; just as the 'departure' is by deed, so is 'becoming' too. Then let 'departure be assimilated to 'becoming': just as the 'becoming' may be by money, so the 'departure' too may be effected by money? - Abaye replied: Then it will be said: Money unites and money sunders:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'money leads in and money leads out.'');"><sup>7</sup></span>
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