## Ketubot Daf 70a

###### Ketubot 70a:1
[Ketubot 70a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ketubot/r/70a:1)

רַבִּי מֵאִיר הִיא, דְּאָמַר: מִצְוָה לְקַיֵּים דִּבְרֵי הַמֵּת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**It is** in accordance with the opinion of **Rabbi Meir, who says it is a mitzva to fulfill the instructions of the dead,** as the mishna states that the third party must fulfill the instructions of the deceased, although the daughter is likely to do as she pleases after the third party fulfills his part. In this manner, Ilfa successfully answered the man’s challenge.


###### Ketubot 70a:2
[Ketubot 70a:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ketubot/r/70a:2)

אָמַר רַב חִסְדָּא אָמַר מָר עוּקְבָא, הִלְכְתָא: בֵּין שֶׁאָמַר ״תְּנוּ״ וּבֵין שֶׁאָמַר ״אַל תִּתְּנוּ״ — נוֹתְנִין לָהֶם כׇּל צוֹרְכָּם. הָא קַיְימָא לַן הֲלָכָה כְּרַבִּי מֵאִיר, דְּאָמַר: מִצְוָה לְקַיֵּים דִּבְרֵי הַמֵּת? הָנֵי מִילֵּי בְּמִילֵּי אַחְרָנְיָתָא, אֲבָל בְּהָא מֵינָח נִיחָא לֵיהּ, וְהָא דְּאָמַר הָכִי — לְזָרוֹזִינְהוּ הוּא דַּאֲתָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Ḥisda said** that **Mar Ukva said:** The ***halakha*** is that **whether** he **says: Give** a shekel **or whether** he **says: Do not give** more than a shekel, the court **gives** the sons enough for **all of their needs.** The Gemara asks: **But** how could we disregard the father’s words and give more, when the father said to give only a shekel? **We maintain** that the ***halakha*** is **in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi Meir, who says** that **it is a mitzva to fulfill the statements of the dead.** How, then, may the father’s instructions be ignored? The Gemara answers: **This** principle **applies** only **in other matters,** in which there is a mitzva to fulfill his wishes, **but in this** instance **it is** certainly **preferable to him** that his children be appropriately provided for. **And** the reason **that he said this** statement limiting the allowance is that **he came to encourage them** to adopt thrifty spending habits.


###### Ketubot 70a:3
[Ketubot 70a:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ketubot/r/70a:3)

תְּנַן הָתָם: הַפָּעוֹטוֹת מִקָּחָן מִקָּח וּמִמְכָּרָן מֶכֶר בְּמִטַּלְטְלִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**We learned** in a mishna **there** (*Gittin* 59a): With regard to **children,** their **acquisitions** are considered **acquisitions and their sales** are considered **sales.** This is the case **with** respect to **movable properties,** but not with respect to real estate.


###### Ketubot 70a:4
[Ketubot 70a:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ketubot/r/70a:4)

אָמַר רַפְרָם: לֹא שָׁנוּ אֶלָּא שֶׁאֵין שָׁם אַפּוֹטְרוֹפּוֹס, אֲבָל יֵשׁ שָׁם אַפּוֹטְרוֹפּוֹס — אֵין מִקָּחָן מִקָּח, וְאֵין מִמְכָּרָן מֶכֶר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rafram said: They taught** this **only if there is no steward [*apotropos*]** overseeing the children’s affairs. **However, if there is a steward, the** children’s **acquisitions are not** considered **acquisitions and their sales are not** considered **sales,** even for movable property.


###### Ketubot 70a:5
[Ketubot 70a:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ketubot/r/70a:5)

מִמַּאי? מִדְּקָתָנֵי: אֵין מַעֲשֵׂה קְטַנָּה כְּלוּם. וְדִלְמָא הֵיכָא דְּאִיכָּא שָׁלִישׁ שָׁאנֵי? אִם כֵּן לִיתְנֵי ״אֲבָל בִּקְטַנָּה, יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלִישׁ מַה שֶּׁהוּשְׁלַשׁ בְּיָדוֹ״. מַאי ״אֵין מַעֲשֵׂה קְטַנָּה כְּלוּם״? שְׁמַע מִינַּהּ אֲפִילּוּ בְּעָלְמָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**From where** does he know this? **From** the fact **that it teaches** in the mishna here that even when there is a third party who functions as a steward, any **action of a minor girl is nothing.** The Gemara asks: **And perhaps where there is a third party** the *halakha* **is different?** It is possible that the act of a minor is discounted only when it clashes with the actions of an appointee who is past majority. The Gemara answers: **If so, let it teach: But with** regard to **a minor girl,** the **third party should execute** the agency **that was entrusted in his power. What** is the implication of the clause: Any **action of a minor girl is nothing? Conclude from this** that **even generally,** without a specific steward, a minor may not conduct transactions involving real estate.


###### Ketubot 70a:6
[Ketubot 70a:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ketubot/r/70a:6)

**הֲדַרַן עֲלָךְ מְצִיאַת הָאִשָּׁה**


###### Ketubot 70a:7
[Ketubot 70a:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ketubot/r/70a:7)

**הַמַּדִּיר** אֶת אִשְׁתּוֹ מִלֵּיהָנוֹת לוֹ, עַד שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם יַעֲמִיד פַּרְנָס. יָתֵר מִיכֵּן — יוֹצִיא וְיִתֵּן כְּתוּבָּה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** With regard to **one who vows** and obligates **his wife,** prohibiting her **from benefiting from him** or his property, if his vow will remain in effect for **up to thirty days, he must appoint a trustee [*parnas*]** to support her. But if the vow will remain in effect for **more than this** amount of time, **he must divorce** her **and give** her the payment of her **marriage contract.**


###### Ketubot 70a:8
[Ketubot 70a:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ketubot/r/70a:8)

רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, חֹדֶשׁ אֶחָד — יְקַיֵּים, וּשְׁנַיִם — יוֹצִיא וְיִתֵּן כְּתוּבָּה. בְּכֹהֵן, שְׁנַיִם — יְקַיֵּים, וּשְׁלֹשָׁה — יוֹצִיא וְיִתֵּן כְּתוּבָּה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Yehuda says: If** the husband is an **Israelite,** then if his vow will remain in effect for up to **one month, he may maintain** her as his wife; **and** if it will be **two** months, **he must divorce** her **and give** her the payment of her **marriage contract.** But **if** he is **a priest,** then he is given extra time: If the vow will remain in effect for up to **two** months, **he may maintain** her, **and** if it will be **three** months, **he must divorce** her **and give** her the payment of her **marriage contract.** The reason for this is that it is prohibited for a priest to marry a divorcée, including his own ex-wife, and therefore if he divorces her and later regrets his decision he will not be able to take her back.


###### Ketubot 70a:9
[Ketubot 70a:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ketubot/r/70a:9)

הַמַּדִּיר אֶת אִשְׁתּוֹ שֶׁלֹּא תִּטְעוֹם אֶחָד מִכׇּל הַפֵּירוֹת — יוֹצִיא וְיִתֵּן כְּתוּבָּה, רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, יוֹם אֶחָד — יְקַיֵּים, שְׁנַיִם — יוֹצִיא וְיִתֵּן כְּתוּבָּה. וּבְכֹהֵן, שְׁנַיִם — יְקַיֵּים, שְׁלֹשָׁה — יוֹצִיא וְיִתֵּן כְּתוּבָּה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**One who vows** and obligates **his wife,** requiring her **not to taste a particular type of produce, must divorce** her **and give** her the payment of her **marriage contract. Rabbi Yehuda says: If** he is an **Israelite,** then if the vow will remain in effect for **one day he may maintain** her as his wife, but if it will be **two** days **he must divorce** her **and give** her the payment of her **marriage contract. And if** he is **a priest,** then if the vow will be in effect for **two** days **he may maintain** her; for **three** days **he must divorce** her **and give** her the payment of her **marriage contract.**


###### Ketubot 70a:10
[Ketubot 70a:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ketubot/r/70a:10)

הַמַּדִּיר אֶת אִשְׁתּוֹ שֶׁלֹּא תִּתְקַשֵּׁט בְּאֶחָד מִכׇּל הַמִּינִין — יוֹצִיא וְיִתֵּן כְּתוּבָּה. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר: בַּעֲנִיּוּת — שֶׁלֹּא נָתַן קִצְבָה, וּבַעֲשִׁירוּת — שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**One who vows** and obligates **his wife,** requiring her **not to adorn herself with a particular type** of perfume, **must divorce** her **and give** her the payment of her **marriage contract. Rabbi Yosei says** that one must distinguish between different types of women: **For poor women,** this applies only **when he did not establish a set amount of time** for the vow, **and for wealthy women,** who are accustomed to adorning themselves more elaborately, if she is prohibited from doing so for **thirty days,** he must divorce her and give her the payment of her marriage contract.


###### Ketubot 70a:11
[Ketubot 70a:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ketubot/r/70a:11)

**גְּמָ׳** וְכֵיוָן דִּמְשׁוּעְבַּד לָהּ הֵיכִי מָצֵי מַדִּיר לַהּ? כָּל כְּמִינֵּיהּ דְּמַפְקַע לַהּ לְשִׁיעְבּוּדַהּ?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** The Gemara questions the efficacy of a vow taken by the husband prohibiting his wife from deriving benefit from him: **And since he is under a** prior **obligation to** provide **her** support in accordance with what is written in the marriage contract, **how can he vow** prohibiting **her** from benefiting from him? **Is it in his power to remove** his **obligation to her?**


###### Ketubot 70a:12
[Ketubot 70a:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ketubot/r/70a:12)

וְהָתְנַן: ״קֻוֽנָּם שֶׁאֵינִי עוֹשָׂה לְפִיךָ״ — אֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ לְהָפֵר. אַלְמָא כֵּיוָן דִּמְשַׁעְבְּדָא לֵיהּ, לָאו כָּל כְּמִינַהּ דְּמַפְקַע לֵיהּ לְשִׁיעְבּוּדֵיהּ. הָכָא נָמֵי: כֵּיוָן דִּמְשׁוּעְבַּד לַהּ, לָאו כָּל כְּמִינֵּיהּ דְּמַפְקַע לַהּ לְשִׁיעְבּוּדַהּ!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**But didn’t we learn** in a mishna (*Nedarim* 85a): If his wife said: **It is** forbidden **like an offering [*konam*] that I will** therefore **not perform** any work **for** the benefit of **your mouth, he does not need to nullify** her vow, since this vow does not take effect at all. **Apparently, since she is under** a prior **obligation** by power of the Sages’ ordinance to perform work **for him, it is not in her power to remove** her **obligation to him. Here too, since he is under a** prior **obligation** to provide support **for her, it is not in his power to remove** his **obligation to her.**


###### Ketubot 70a:13
[Ketubot 70a:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Ketubot/r/70a:13)

אֶלָּא: מִתּוֹךְ שֶׁיָּכוֹל לוֹמַר לָהּ ״צְאִי מַעֲשֵׂה יָדַיִךְ בִּמְזוֹנוֹתַיִךְ״,

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rather,** one must say the following: **Since he is able to say to her** at any time: **Spend your earnings to sustain yourself,** meaning that he has the right to instruct her to support herself from her own earnings instead of supporting her himself,