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וכי איתמר דרב יוסף אסיפא איתמר האשה מתקדשת בה ובשלוחה השתא בשלוחה מיקדשא בה מיבעיא אמר רב יוסף מצוה בה יותר מבשלוחה כי הא דרב ספרא מחריך רישא רבא מלח שיבוטא
Some say that in this matter there is even a prohibition,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Against appointing an agent when he can do it himself.');"><sup>6</sup></span> in accordance with Rab Judah's dictum in Rab's name; for Rab Judah said in the name of Rab: A man may not betroth a woman before he sees her, lest he [subsequently] see something repulsive in her, and she become loathsome to him, whereas the All-Merciful said, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XIX, 18.');"><sup>7</sup></span>
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