Commentary for Kiddushin 96:6
בין ת"ק לרבי נתן איכא בינייהו שכירות בין רבי נתן לר' יהודה הנשיא איכא בינייהו מלוה ופרוטה מר סבר מלוה ופרוטה דעתיה אמלוה ומר סבר דעתיה אפרוטה
<big><b>MISHNAH: </b></big>[IF A MAN SAYS TO A WOMAN], BE THOU BETROTHED UNTO ME WITH THIS CUP OF WINE,' AND IT IS FOUND TO BE OF HONEY, OR 'OF HONEY' AND IT IS FOUND TO BE OF WINE; 'WITH THIS SILVER DENAR,' AND IT IS FOUND TO BE OF GOLD, OR 'OF GOLD' AND IT IS FOUND TO BE OF SILVER; 'ON CONDITION THAT I AM WEALTHY,' AND HE IS FOUND TO BE POOR, OR 'POOR' AND HE IS FOUND TO BE RICH; SHE IS NOT BETROTHED. R'SIMEON SAID: IF HE DECEIVES HER TO [HER] ADVANTAGE,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The object being better than described.');"><sup>7</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
All tannaim hold that one cannot betroth by simply forgiving a debt. That is why all agree that with regard to back wages, one cannot use them for betrothal. But the first tanna holds that one may betroth with future wages. This tanna would hold that as soon he finishes the work, he becomes entitled to the wages and by forgiving them he betroths her. There is no debt incurred. R. Natan would hold that the wages are incurred incrementally and therefore this is betrothal with a debt.
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Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
R. Natan would hold that even if he adds something of his own and gives it to her, when a man betroths by forgiving a debt and with a perutah, her mind is on the debt. Therefore, adding something of his own does not help make this a valid form of kiddushin.
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