Mesorat%20hashas for Yevamot 214:16

ר' אלעזר אומר אין מעשה קטנה כלום אלא כמפותה בת ישראל לכהן לא תאכל בתרומה בת כהן לישראל תאכל בתרומה

'Ulla replied: Two [different statements] are here made: Either she declares her refusal 'and is betrothed after she is of age,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' When she may no more exercise the right of mi'un even after a betrothal only. ');">⁴⁹</span> or she declares her refusal, and is married forthwith.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' While still a minor. Since, according to Beth Shammai, mi'un after a marriage is invalid she would not be able, once she was married, to exercise that right again. The word [H] translated AND DECLARES etc. should be rendered OR DECLARES etc. ');">⁵⁰</span> According to 'Ulla one can well understand why the expression, TILL SHE IS OF AGE OR DECLARES HER REFUSAL<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'OR&nbsp;… REFUSAL is wanting in cur. edd., but is to be added (cf. our Mishnah). ');">⁵¹</span> AND MARRIES AGAIN, was used. According to Samuel, however, it should have been stated 'TILL SHE IS OF AGE and states'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That she abides by her declaration. ');">⁵²</span>

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