Quotation for Bava Kamma 173:13

מי אמרינן כיון דאקני ליה רחמנא שבח נעורים לאב חבלה נמי דאבוה הוי מאי טעמא דהא אפחתה מכספה או דילמא שבח נעורים הוא דאקני ליה רחמנא דאי בעי לממסר לה למוכה שחין מצי מסר אבל חבלה כיון דאי בעי מתחבל בה לא מצי חביל לא קנייה ליה רחמנא

Shall we say that since the Divine Law bestowed upon the father [the right to] the income of [his daughter during the days of her] youth,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. Keth. 46b. ');">²²</span> the payment for an injury should also be his, the reason being that her value was surely decreased [by the injury], or [shall we say that it was] perhaps only the income of youth<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Such as the consideration given by a prospective husband for marrying him, or the hire of her labour and the like. ');">²³</span> that the Divine Law granted him, since if he wishes to hand her over [in marriage e.g.,] to one afflicted with leprosy he could hand her over,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As could be inferred from Deut. XXII, 16, ');">²⁴</span> whereas the payment for injury might not have been granted to him by the Divine Law, since if he wishes to injure her he would not have had the right to injure her?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Moreover he would thereby commit the sin implied in Deut. XXV, 3. ');">²⁵</span>

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