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Bartenura on Mishnah Kiddushin Chapter 3

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הָאוֹמֵר לַחֲבֵרוֹ צֵא וְקַדֵּשׁ לִי אִשָּׁה פְלוֹנִית וְהָלַךְ וְקִדְּשָׁהּ לְעַצְמוֹ. אָמְרִינַן בַּגְּמָרָא מַאי וְהָלַךְ, שֶׁהָלַךְ בְּרַמָּאוּת. וּלְהָכִי תְנַן הָאוֹמֵר לַחֲבֵרוֹ וְלֹא תְנַן הָאוֹמֵר לִשְׁלוּחוֹ, לְאַשְׁמוֹעִינַן דְּאַף עַל גַּב דְּלֹא עֲשָׂאוֹ שָׁלִיחַ מִתְּחִלָּה לְכָךְ, אֶלָּא שֶׁאָמַר לוֹ קַדֵּשׁ לִי אִשָּׁה פְלוֹנִית, אִם קִדְּשָׁהּ לְעַצְמוֹ קָרִינַן בֵּיהּ שֶׁהָלַךְ בְּרַמָּאוּת וְרַמַּאי הֲוֵי:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

האומר לחבירו צא וקדש לי אשה פלונית וקדשה לעצמו – We say in the Gemara (Kiddushin 58b) what is "והלך" /”and he went ? That he went with deception, and for that reason, the Mishnah teaches: “He who says to his friend” and it doesn’t teach: “He who says to his agent,” to teach us that even though he had not made him his agent from the outset to this, but said to him: “Betroth to me a specific woman,” if he betrothed him to himself, , we call him that he went with reception and that he was a deceiver.

וּבָא אַחֵר וְקִדְּשָׁהּ בְּתוֹךְ שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם מְקֻדֶּשֶׁת לַשֵּׁנִי. וְיָכוֹל לְכָנְסָהּ אֲפִלּוּ בְּתוֹךְ אֵלּוּ הַשְּׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

ובא אחר וקדשה בתוך ל' יום מקודשת לשני – and he can consummate a marriage by conducting a woman to his home, even within these thirty days.

בַּת כֹּהֵן לְיִשְׂרָאֵל. אִם בַּת כֹּהֵן הִיא זֹאת שֶׁנִּתְקַדְּשָׁה לְאַחַר שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם, כָּל אוֹתָן שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם תֹּאכַל בַּתְּרוּמָה, שֶׁלֹּא נִפְסְלָה מִלֶּאֱכֹל בִּתְרוּמַת בֵּית אָבִיהָ. וְאִם בַּת יִשְׂרָאֵל לְכֹהֵן הִיא, לֹא תֹאכַל בַּתְּרוּמָה, שֶׁעֲדַיִן אֵינָהּ אֵשֶׁת כֹּהֵן:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

מקודשת – and she requires a Jewish bill of divorce from both of them.

מְקֻדֶּשֶׁת. וּצְרִיכָה גֵט מִתַּרְוַיְהוּ:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

בת כהן לישראל – if this woman is the daughter of a Kohen, that became betrothed after thirty days, all thirty days, she may consume the Priest’s sacred gifts, for she was not invalidated from eating Terumah of her father’s house. But if she is the daughter of an Israelite [who is betrothed] to a Kohen, she does not eat Terumah, for she is not yet the wife of a Kohen.

הֲרֵי אַתְּ מְקֻדֶּשֶׁת לִי. בִּפְרוּטָה זוֹ עַל מְנָת שֶׁאֶתֵּן לָךְ מָאתַיִם זוּז:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

הרי את מקודשת לי – with this Perutah/penny on the condition that I will give you two hundred Zuz.

וְיִתֵּן. וּמִשֶּׁיִּתֵּן נִתְקַדְּשָׁה לְמַפְרֵעַ, דְּכָל הָאוֹמֵר עַל מְנָת כְּאוֹמֵר מֵעַכְשָׁיו דָּמֵי:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

ויתן – and when he gives it [to her], she is betrothed retroactively, but all who say, on condition is treated like one who says, “from now.”

הֲרֵי זוֹ מְקֻדֶּשֶׁת וְיֶשׁ לוֹ. אִם יֵשׁ עֵדִים שֶׁיֶּשׁ לוֹ. וְאִם לֹא נוֹדַע שֶׁיֶּשׁ לוֹ, הֲרֵי זוֹ מְקֻדֶּשֶׁת מִסָּפֵק, שֶׁמָּא יֵשׁ לוֹ וּמִתְכַּוֵּן לְקַלְקְלָהּ:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

הרי זו מקודשת ויש לו – if there witnesses that he has it (i.e., the money), and if it is not known that he has it, she is doubtfully betrothed, lest he has it, but that he intends to upset her.

וְאִם הֶרְאָהּ עַל הַשֻּׁלְחָן. שֶׁהָיָה שֻׁלְחָנִי וְהֶרְאָהּ עַל הַשֻּׁלְחָן מָעוֹת שֶׁאֵינָן שֶׁלּוֹ, אֵינָהּ מְקֻדֶּשֶׁת:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

ואם הראה על השלחן – for he was a money-changer and he showed her money on the table that was not his, and she is not betrothed.

בֵּית כּוֹר. מָקוֹם הָרָאוּי לִזְרֹעַ כּוֹר, שֶׁהוּא שְׁלֹשִׁים סְאִין:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

בית כור – an appropriate place to seed a Kor, which is thirty Seah..

וְיֶשׁ לוֹ. אִם יֵשׁ עֵדִים שֶׁיֶּשׁ לוֹ, מְקֻדֶּשֶׁת וַדַּאי. וְאִם אֵין יָדוּעַ שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ, מְקֻדֶּשֶׁת מִסָּפֵק, וְלֹא אָמְרִינַן זוּזֵי דַּעֲבִידֵי אֱנָשֵׁי דְמַצְנְעֵי חָיְישִׁינַן דִּלְמָא אִית לֵיהּ וּמִתְכַּוֵּן לְקַלְקְלָהּ, אֲבָל אַרְעָא לֹא חָיְישִׁינַן דִּלְמָא אִית לֵיהּ, דְּאִם אִיתָא דְּאִית לֵיהּ אַרְעָא, קָלָא אִית לֵיהּ:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

ויש לו – If there are witnesses that he has it, she is certainly betrothed, but if it is not known that he has it, she is doubtfully betrothed. And we don’t say that monies that people make is what they hide, for we fear lest he have it and he has the intention to upset her. But land we don’t suspect that perhaps he has it, for if there is that he has land, it has a voice.

וְאִם הֶרְאָהּ בַּבִּקְעָה. שֶׁאֵינָהּ שֶׁלּוֹ. וְאַף עַל גַּב דְּנָחַת בָּהּ לַחֲכִירוּת אוֹ לְקַבְּלָנוּת, אֵינָהּ מְקֻדֶּשֶׁת:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

ואם הראה בבקעה – that it is not his, and even though that he set it down for a tenant who will pay a fixed rent payable in kind or land tenancy on a fixed rent, she is not betrothed.

כָּל תְּנַאי. שֶׁאֵינוֹ כָפוּל וְכוּ': אֵינוֹ תְנַאי. וְאַף עַל פִּי שֶׁלֹּא נִתְקַיֵּם הַתְּנַאי נִתְקַיְּמוּ הַדְּבָרִים:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

כל תנאי – which is not a double [stipulation] (stating both alternatives) is not a [valid] condition, for even if the condition was not fulfilled, the words/matters were fulfilled.

אִם יַעַבְרוּ וְאִם לֹא יַעַבְרוּ. וְאִי לֹא כָפַל הַדְּבָרִים הָיְתָה מַתְּנָתוֹ קַיֶּמֶת וְהָיוּ נוֹחֲלִים אֶת אֶרֶץ הַגִּלְעָד אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁלֹּא הָיוּ עוֹבְרִים. וְאַף עַל גַּב דְּאָמַר אִם יַעַבְרוּ אִתְּכֶם, לֵית לָן מִכְּלָל הֵן אַתָּה שׁוֹמֵעַ לָאו. וְשָׁמְעִינַן מִנָּהּ נַמִּי, דְּבָעִינַן תְּנַאי קוֹדֵם לְמַעֲשֶׂה, מִדְּלֹא אָמַר תְּנוּ לָהֶם אִם יַעַבְרוּ, מַשְׁמַע דְּאִי הֲוָה אָמַר הָכִי, לֹא אָתֵי תְנָאָה וּמְבַטֵּל מַעֲשֶׂה דְמַתָּנָה דְקַדְמֵיהּ. וּשְׁמַע מִנָּהּ נַמִּי דְּבָעִינַן הֵן קוֹדֵם לְלָאו, דְּלֹא אָמַר תְּחִלָּה אִם לֹא יַעַבְרוּ אַל תִּתְּנוּ וְאִם יַעַבְרוּ וּנְתַתֶּם:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

אם יעברו ואם לא יעברו – and if he did not double the words, his condition would be fulfilled and they (i.e., Reuben, Gad, and one-half of the tribe of Manasseh would inherit the land of Gilead, even though they would not cross [the Jordan River to fight the battles in Canaan with their brethren]. And even though he (i.e., Moses) said, “If every shock-fighter among the Gadites and Reubenites crosses the Jordan with you…” we don’t have that it follows from the affirmation, we derive the negative by implication. And we learn from it also, that we require the condition before the action, for since he did not say, “give it to them if they will cross [the Jordan]” implies that if he had said such, its condition would not come and void the action of the gift that preceded it, and we also learn from it that we require the affirmative prior to the negative, for he (i.e., Moses) did not say, “if you will not cross, don’t give them, but if they do cross, give them.”

רַבִּי חֲנִינָא כוּ'. אַתְּנַאי כָּפוּל פָּלֵיג, דְּאֵין צָרִיךְ לִכְפּוֹל, דְּמִכְּלָל הֵן נִשְׁמַע לָאו. וְזֶה שֶׁכְּפָלוֹ מֹשֶׁה, צֹרֶךְ הָיָה הַדָּבָר. וּלְעִנְיַן פְּסַק הֲלָכָה, אִם אָמַר עַל מְנָת, אֵין צָרִיךְ תְּנַאי כָּפוּל וְלֹא הֵן קוֹדֵם לְלָאו וְלֹא תְנַאי קוֹדֵם לְמַעֲשֶׂה, אֶלָּא הַתְּנַאי קַיָּם. וְאִם לֹא אָמַר עַל מְנָת, צָרִיךְ כָּל הָנֵי דְאָמְרִינַן. וְאִם לָאו, הַתְּנַאי בָּטֵל וְהַמַּעֲשֶׂה קַיָּם. וְלֹא שְׁנָא בִּתְנַאי שֶׁבְּדִינֵי מָמוֹנוֹת, וְלֹא שְׁנָא בִּתְנַאי שֶׁבְּגִטִּין וְקִדּוּשִׁין, הַכֹּל שָׁוֶה לְדָבָר זֶה:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

ר' חנינא כו' – He disputes the double condition, that there is no need to double, for it follows from the affirmation that we derive the negative by implication, and this is what Moses doubled, there was a need for that matter. And regarding the Halakhic decision, if he said, “on condition,” there is no need for the double stipulation, and neither the affirmation prior to the negative, nor the condition prior to the ac, but the condition stands. But, if he did not say, “on the condition,” he would need all of these things that we mentioned, “and if not,” the condition is void and the action is valid, and it doesn’t make a difference whether the condition was made in monetary matters or in [the realms] of Jewish divorce and betrothal – everything is equivalent in this matter.

וְהֻכַּר עֻבָּרָהּ, דְּבָרָיו קַיָּמִין. כָּתַב הָרַמְבַּ"ם דְּאֵין לוֹ לָבֹא עָלֶיהָ עַד שֶׁיְּקַדְּשֶׁנָּה קִדּוּשִׁין שְׁנִיִּים, שֶׁאֵין אָדָם מַקְנֶה דָבָר שֶׁלֹּא בָּא לָעוֹלָם. וְלֹא אָמְרוּ דְּבָרָיו קַיָּמִים אֶלָּא לְהַחְמִיר עָלֶיהָ שֶׁאֲסוּרָה לִנָּשֵׂא לַאֲחֵרִים:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

והוכר עוברה דבריו קיימין – Maimonides wrote [in his commentary to the Mishnah] that he may not come upon her until he betroth her a second time, for a person does not ever give possession of (i.e., sell) what does not yet exist, and they did not say that his words are fulfilled other than to be stringent upon her so that she cannot marry anyone else.

וְאֶעֱשֶׂה עִמָּךְ כְּפוֹעֵל. בִּפְעֻלַּת יוֹם אֶחָד. וְלָאו דִּמְקַדֵּשׁ לָהּ בִּשְׂכַר פְּעֻלָּה, דְּכֵיוָן דְּקָיְמָא לָן יֶשְׁנָהּ לִשְׂכִירוּת מִתְּחִלָּה וְעַד סוֹף, נִמְצָא כְשֶׁגָּמַר פְּעֻלָּתוֹ הֲוֵי שְׂכִירוּתוֹ מִלְוֶה אֶצְלָהּ, וְהַמְקַדֵּשׁ בְּמִלְוֶה אֵינָהּ מְקֻדֶּשֶׁת. אֶלָּא דִּמְקַדֵּשׁ לָהּ הַשְׁתָּא בִּפְרוּטָה עַל מְנָת שֶׁיַּעֲשֶׂה אַחַר כָּךְ עִמָּהּ כְּפוֹעֵל:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

ואעשה עמך כפועל – with the labor of one day [as the betrothal monies], and not that he is betrothing her with the salary of the work for since we hold that there regarding hiring there is from the beginning to the end, hence it is found that when he completes his work, his hire is like a loan to her, and one who betroths with a loan is not betrothed, but he betroths her now with a Perutah/penny , on the condition that afterward, he will act with her like a [day] laborer.

עַל מְנָת שֶׁיִּרְצֶה אַבָּא. בַּגְּמָרָא מְפָרֵשׁ שֶׁלֹּא יִמְחֶה אַבָּא, וּכְשֶׁקָּבַע זְמַן לִמְחָאָתוֹ, כְּגוֹן שֶׁאָמַר שֶׁלֹּא יִמְחֶה אַבָּא כָּל שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם. הִלְכָּךְ רָצָה הָאָב, שֶׁעָבְרוּ שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם וְלֹא מִחָה, הֲרֵי זוֹ מְקֻדֶּשֶׁת. לֹא רָצָה, שֶׁמִּחָה בְתוֹךְ שְׁלֹשִׁים, אֵינָהּ מְקֻדֶּשֶׁת:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

ע"מ שירצה אבא – In the Gemara (Kiddushin 63b), it explains that the father will not protest, and when they established the time for his protest, such as if he (i.e. the potential husband) said if the father will not protest all thirty days. Therefore, the father desired it, if the thirty days passed and he did not protest, then she is betrothed. If he didn’t want it (i.e., the betrothal to take place), that he protested within the thirty day [period], she is not betrothed.

מֵת הָאָב. תּוֹךְ שְׁלֹשִׁים, הֲרֵי זוֹ מְקֻדֶּשֶׁת, דְּאָמְרִינַן מַאן מַחֵי:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

מת האב – within the thirty day [period], she is betrothed, for as we said, who is protesting?

מֵת הַבֵּן. בְּתוֹךְ שְׁלֹשִׁים, מְלַמְּדִים אֶת הָאָב שֶׁיִּמְחֶה, כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא תְהֵא זְקוּקָה לְיָבָם:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

מת הבן – within the thirty day [period], we teach the father that he should protest so that she would not be in need of her brother-in-law (i.e., the husband’s brother – in the case of his dying without issue, enters his estate and marries his wife).

אֲנִי קִדַּשְׁתִּיהָ נֶאֱמָן. לְכָנְסָהּ. דְּלֹא חֲצִיף לְמֵימַר קַמֵּיהּ דְּאָב שֶׁקִּבֵּל הַקִּדּוּשִׁין, אֲנִי הוּא, אִם לֹא הָיָה אֱמֶת, דְּמִירְתַת דִּלְמָא מַכְחִישׁ לֵיהּ:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

אני קדשתיה נאמן – to wed her, that he would not be arrogant before the father that who received the betrothal [monies] to say, “I am he,” for if it was not the truth, he would be afraid, as perhaps he would contradict him.

וְגֵרַשְׁתִּיהָ. קִבַּלְתִּי אֶת גִּטָּהּ:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

וגרשתיה – I received her Jewish bill of divorce.

וַהֲרֵי הִיא קְטַנָּה. עַכְשָׁיו כְּשֶׁאָמַר עָלֶיהָ כָךְ:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

והרי היא קטנה – now when I said this about her.

נֶאֱמָן. לְפָסְלָהּ מִן הַכְּהֻנָּה. שֶׁהָאָב נֶאֱמָן עַל בִּתּוֹ כָּל זְמַן שֶׁהִיא קְטַנָּה, דִּכְתִיב (דברים כב) אֶת בִּתִּי נָתַתִּי לָאִישׁ הַזֶּה, כְּשֶׁאָמַר לָאִישׁ, אֲסָרָהּ עַל הַכֹּל, שֶׁאֵין אָנוּ יוֹדְעִים לְמִי, כְּשֶׁחָזַר וְאָמַר לָזֶה, הִתִּירָהּ לוֹ:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

נאמן – to make her disqualified from the priesthood [through marriage]. He is believed about his daughter all the time that she is a minor, as it is written (Deuteronomy 22:16): “[And the girl’s father shall say to the elders,] ‘I gave this man my daughter to wife…” When he said “[this] man, he prohibited her to everyone else, for we do not know to whom [it was that he was talking about], and when he returned and said to this one, he made her permissible to him.

וַהֲרֵי הִיא גְדוֹלָה. וְאִם לְאַחַר שֶׁגָּדְלָה אָמַר כָּךְ, וּבְקַטְנוּתָהּ לֹא אָמַר, אֵינוֹ נֶאֱמָן:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

והרי היא גדולה – and if he said this after she had grown [into adulthood], but did not say this when she was still a minor, he is not believed.

נִשְׁבֵּית וּפְדִיתִיהָ וְכוּ'‏ אֵינוֹ נֶאֱמָן. לְפָסְלָהּ מִן הַכְּהֻנָּה. דִּבְנִשּׂוּאִין הֵימְנֵיהּ רַחֲמָנָא לָאָב. לִשְׁבוּיָה לֹא הֵימְנֵיהּ:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

נשבית ופדיתיה וכו' אינו נאמן – to disqualify her from the priesthood, for regarding marriage, the All-Merciful (i.e., the Torah) believes the father; regarding her being taken captive, he is not believed.

יֶשׁ לִי בָנִים. וְאֵין אִשְׁתִּי זְקוּקָה לְיָבָם:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

יש לי בנים – and my wife will not be dependent upon her brother-in-law (who in the case of his brother dying without issue enters into his estate and marries his wife).

יֶשׁ לִי אַחִים. וְאִשְׁתִּי זְקוּקָה לְיָבָם. וְעַד עַכְשָׁיו הָיְתָה בְחֶזְקַת שֶׁאֵינָהּ זְקוּקָה:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

יש לי אחים – and my wife will be dependent upon her brother-in-law, but up until now, she was in the status that she would not be dependent.

אֵין הַבּוֹגְרוֹת בִּכְלָל. לְפִי שֶׁאֵינָן בִּרְשׁוּת הָאָב לְקַדְּשָׁן. וְאַף עַל פִּי שֶׁעֲשָׂאַתּוּ הַבּוֹגֶרֶת שָׁלִיחַ לְקַבֵּל קִדּוּשֶׁיהָ, אָמְרִינַן לֹא שָׁבֵיק אֱנָשׁ מִצְוָה דְרַמְיָא עֲלֵיהּ וְעָבֵיד מִצְוָה דְּלֹא רַמְיָא עֲלֵיהּ. אֲבָל הַקְּטַנּוֹת וְהַנְּעָרוֹת כֻּלָּן צְרִיכוֹת גֵּט מִסָּפֵק, דְּלֹא יָדְעִינַן אֵיזוֹ מֵהֶן קִדֵּשׁ:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

אין הבוגרות בכלל – because they are not in the domain of the father to become betrothed, and even though he had made the adult daughter an agent to receive her betrothal, we say (Kiddushin 64b) that a person does not put aside a Mitzvah which [primarily] rests on him [to see to the betrothal of his daughter] and perform one which is not incumbent upon him [concerning his adult daughter]. But minors and girls between the ages of twelve and twelve-and-one-half require a Jewish bill of divorce, out of doubt, for we don’t know which of them he (i.e., the father) had betrothed.

קִדַּשְׁתִּי אֶת בִּתִּי גְדוֹלָה. אִיצְטְרִיךְ תַּנָּא לְאַשְׁמוֹעִינַן פְּלֻגְתָּא דְּרַבִּי מֵאִיר וְרַבִּי יוֹסֵי בְּקִדַּשְׁתִּי אֶת הַגְּדוֹלָה וּבְקִדַּשְׁתִּי אֶת הַקְּטַנָּה. דְּאִי אַשְׁמוֹעִינַן בְּקִדַּשְׁתִּי אֶת הַגְּדוֹלָה, הֲוָה אֲמִינָא, בְּהָא קָאָמַר רַבִּי מֵאִיר, דְּכֵיוָן דְּאִיכָּא דְזוּטְרָא מִנָּהּ, לְהַךְ "גְּדוֹלָה" קָרֵי לָהּ, דְּשֶׁבָח הוּא לָאָדָם לִקְרוֹת בִּתּוֹ בְּלָשׁוֹן גְּדוֹלָה אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהִיא קְטַנָּה, כְּשֶׁיֵּשׁ קְטַנָּה לְמַטָּה מִמֶּנָּה. אֲבָל קְטַנָּה אֵימָא מוֹדֵי לֵיהּ לְרַבִּי יוֹסֵי דְּכָל שֶׁהוּא יָכוֹל לִקְרוֹת אוֹתָהּ גְּדוֹלָה אֵין קוֹרֵא אוֹתָהּ קְטַנָּה. וְאִי אִתְּמַר בְּהָא, בְּהָא קָאָמַר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי, אֲבָל בְּהַךְ אֵימָא מוֹדֵי לֵיהּ לְרַבִּי מֵאִיר, לְכָךְ הֻצְרְכוּ שְׁתֵּיהֶן. וַהֲלָכָה כְּרַבִּי יוֹסֵי בִשְׁתֵּיהֶן:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

קדשתי את בתי גדולה – it was necessary for the Tanna [of our Mishnah] to teach us of the dispute of Rabbi Meir and Rabbi Yosi in the case of: “I betrothed the eldest” and “I betrothed the youngest.” For had [the Mishnah] only taught us regarding “I betrothed the eldest,” I would think that on this which Rabbi Meir is commenting upon, and since there is a younger [daughter] than her, it is to this one, “the elder” that he calls her, for it is praiseworthy for a person to call his daughter with the language of “older” even though she is “younger,” when there is younger sister younger than her. But, regarding a minor, I would say that he (i.e., Rabbi Meir) would agree with Rabbi Yosi, that all the while that he can call her “elder,” he would not call her “younger.” But if [the Mishnah only taught] that alone (i.e., the statement of Rabbi Meir), it is on that alone which Rabbi Meir is commenting upon but on this one (“I betrothed the younger”), I would say that Rabbi Yosi agrees with Rabbi Meir. Therefore, it was necessary to teach both of them. And the Halakha is according to Rabbi Yosi in both cases.

הָאוֹמֵר לְאִשָּׁה קִדַּשְׁתִּיךְ וְכוּ'. אִיצְטְרִיךְ לְאַשְׁמוֹעִינַן בְּאוֹמֵר קִדַּשְׁתִּיךְ, וּבְאוֹמֶרֶת קִדַּשְׁתָּנִי. דְּאִי אַשְׁמוֹעִינַן בְּאוֹמֵר לְאִשָּׁה קִדַּשְׁתִּיךָ שֶׁהוּא אָסוּר בִּקְרוֹבוֹתֶיהָ וְהִיא מֻתֶּרֶת בִּקְרוֹבָיו, הֲוָה אֲמִינָא דִּינָא הוּא דְּלֹא מִתַּסְרָא אִיהִי בִקְרוֹבָיו, דְּאִיהוּ שַׁקּוֹרֵי קָא מְשַׁקֵּר, דְּגַבְרָא לֹא אִכְפַּת לֵיהּ אִם אוֹסֵר עַצְמוֹ חִנָּם בִּקְרוֹבוֹתֶיהָ, וּמְשַׁקֵּר וְאָמַר קִדַּשְׁתִּיךְ אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁלֹּא קִדְּשָׁהּ, אֲבָל אִיהִי כִּי אָמְרָה קִדַּשְׁתָּנִי, דְּאָסְרָה נַפְשָׁהּ אַכֻּלֵּי עָלְמָא עַד שֶׁיִּתֵּן לָהּ גֵּט, אִי לָאו דְּקִים לָהּ, לֹא הֲוָה אָמְרָה, וְנִתְּסַר אִיהוּ עַל פִּיהָ בִּקְרוֹבוֹתֶיהָ, וַאֲפִלּוּ יְהַב לָהּ גֵּט. קָא מַשְׁמַע לָן:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

האומר לאשה קדשתיך וכו' – it is necessary for us to mention the case of when he says, “I have betrothed you,” and [the case] when she says, “you have betrothed me.” For if it (i.e., the Mishnah) [only] taught when he says to the woman: “I have betrothed you,” he is forbidden to her relatives while she is permitted to his relatives, I would think that the law is that she does not make herself forbidden to his relatives, for if he were to tell a lie, as a man doesn’t care [and hence speaks thus] if he forbids himself to her relatives for no reason, and he lies when he says, “I have betrothed you,” even though he has not [in reality] betrothed her, but she, when she states “You have betrothed me,” prohibits herself to the entire world until he gives her a Jewish bill of divorce, for if he had not established this for her, she would not have said it, and through her mouth he would be forbidden to all of her relatives, and even if he gave her a Jewish bill of divorce; this is what it comes to tell us, [that this is not the case]. (see Kiddushin 65a)

קִדַּשְׁתִּיךְ וְהִיא אוֹמֶרֶת לֹא קִדַּשְׁתָּ אֶלָּא בִתִּי וְכוּ'. מִשּׁוּם דַּהֲוָה סָלְקָא דַעְתִּין לוֹמַר מֵאַחַר שֶׁהָאָב נֶאֱמָן עַל בִּתּוֹ מִן הַתּוֹרָה, תִּהְיֶה הָאֵם נֶאֱמֶנֶת עַל בִּתָּהּ מִדְּרַבָּנָן, קָא מַשְׁמַע לָן דְּאֵינָהּ נֶאֱמֶנֶת:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

קדשתיך והיא אומרת לא קדשת אלא בתי וכו' – because you might think to say that since according to the Torah, the father is believed about his daughter, that the mother would be believed about her daughter, according to the Rabbis, but what it comes to tell us is that she is not believed.

קִדַּשְׁתִּי אֶת בִּתֵּךְ וְכוּ'. אַיְידֵי דְתָנָא לְהָנֵי בָּבֵי דִּלְעֵיל, תָּנָא נַמִּי לְהָא, וְאַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהִיא מִשְׁנָה שֶׁאֵינָהּ צְרִיכָה. וּבְכָל הָנֵי דְהִיא אוֹמֶרֶת קִדַּשְׁתָּנִי, מְבַקְשִׁים מִמֶּנּוּ לִתֵּן גֵּט כְּדֵי לְהַתִּירָהּ. וְאִם מֵעַצְמוֹ נָתַן גֵּט, כּוֹפִין אוֹתוֹ לִתֵּן כְּתֻבָּה:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

קדשתי את בתך וכו' – Since the [Mishnah] taught above these clauses above [in the previous Mishnah], it (i.e., the Mishnah) also teaches this, and even though it is a Mishnah that is not necessary, and in all of these [sections] when she says: “You have betrothed me,” we request from him that he give [her] a Jewish bill of divorce in order that it will permit her [to marry others]. And if he gave a Jewish bill of divorce on his own accord, we force him to give [her] the Ketubah [settlement].

כָּל מָקוֹם שֶׁיֵּשׁ קִדּוּשִׁין וְאֵין עֲבֵרָה. שֶׁקִּדּוּשִׁין תּוֹפְסִין בָּהּ וְאֵין עֲבֵרָה בְנִשּׂוּאֶיהָ. וְהַאי כְּלָלָא לָאו דַוְקָא, שֶׁהֲרֵי גֵּר שֶׁנָּשָׂא מַמְזֶרֶת יֵשׁ קִדּוּשִׁין וְאֵין עֲבֵרָה, דִּקְהַל גֵּרִים לֹא אִקְּרֵי קָהָל, וְאַף עַל פִּי כֵן אֵין הַוָּלָד הוֹלֵךְ אַחַר הַזָּכָר, שֶׁהַוָּלָד מַמְזֵר, אֶחָד גֵּר שֶׁנָּשָׂא מַמְזֶרֶת וְאֶחָד מַמְזֵר שֶׁנָּשָׂא גִיּוֹרֶת:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

כל מקום שיש קדושין ואין עבירה – that the betrothal takes effect, and there is no sin [associated] with her marriage. And this principle is not exact, for a male convert who marries an illegitimately born female, the betrothal is valid but there is no sin [associated] with it, for a community/congregation of converts is not called a community. And even though any child-born goes after the [status] of the male, [in this case] the child is illegitimate (i.e., a Mamzer), both whether a convert married an illegitimately born female or whether a Mamzer married a woman convert.

וְכָל מִי שֶׁאֵין לָהּ עָלָיו קִדּוּשִׁין וְכוּ'‏ הַוָּלָד מַמְזֵר. בִּיבָמוֹת נָפְקָא לָן מִקְּרָא דִכְתִיב (דברים כג) לֹא יִקַּח אִישׁ אֶת אֵשֶׁת אָבִיו, וּסְמִיךְ לֵיהּ לֹא יָבֹא מַמְזֵר, וּמוֹקְמִינַן לַהּ בְּשׁוֹמֶרֶת יָבָם שֶׁל אָבִיו, שֶׁהִיא אֵשֶׁת אֲחִי אָבִיו שֶׁהִיא עָלָיו בְּכָרֵת:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

וכל מי שאין לה עליו קדושין וכו' הולד ממזר – In [Tractate] Yevamot (49a) we derive it from Scripture, as it is written (Deuteronomy 23:1): “No man shall marry his father’s former wife, [so as to remove his father’s garment],” and near it (verse 3), [it states]: “No one misbegotten [shall be admitted into the congregation of the LORD; none of his descendants, even in the tenth generation, shall be admitted into the congregation of the LORD].” And we maintain her as a widow whose husband died childless waiting for her brother-in-law to act (i.e., either to marry her or to absolve her of the obligation through the Halitzah/refusal ceremony) of his father, as she is the wife of the brother of his father and she is liable to Divine extirpation through him.

עַל אַחַת מִכָּל הָעֲרָיוֹת. שֶׁל חַיָּבֵי כְרֵתוֹת:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

על אחת מכל העריות – of those liable for Divine extirpation.

וְלַד שִׁפְחָה וְנָכְרִית. דִּכְתִיב בְּשִׁפְחָה (שמות כא) הָאִשָּׁה וִילָדֶיהָ תִּהְיֶה לַאדֹנֶיהָ, וּבְנָכְרִית כְּתִיב (דברים ז) כִּי יָסִיר אֶת בִּנְךָ מֵאַחֲרַי, וְמִדְּלָא כְתִיב כִּי תָסִיר, שְׁמַע מִנָּהּ הָכִי קָאָמַר, בִּתְּךָ לֹא תִתֵּן לִבְנוֹ, כִּי יָסִיר בַּעַל בִּתְּךָ אֶת בִּנְךָ אֲשֶׁר תֵּלֵד לוֹ בִתְּךָ מֵאַחֲרַי, אֲבָל אַבִּתּוֹ לֹא תִקַּח לִבְנֶךָ לֹא מְהַדַּר, שֶׁאֵין הַבֵּן הַבָּא מִן הַנָּכְרִית קָרוּי בִּנְךָ אֶלָּא בְנָהּ:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

ולד שפחה ונכרית – as it is written [regarding] a female maidservant (Exodus 21:4): “the wife and her children shall belong to the master…” and [regarding] a heathen woman, it is written (Deuteronomy 7:4): “For they will turn your children away from Me [to worship other gods]…,” and because it is not written, “and she will turn [your children] away [from Me], we learn from it that this is how it should be understood: “do not give your daughters to their sons [or take their daughters for your sons]” (Deuteronomy 7:3), for the husband of your daughter will turn away your son that your daughter will give birth to through him from Me, but, it does not repeat “his daughter you shall not take for your son,” for the child (literally “male,”) that comes from the heathen is not called “your son,” but rather, “her son.”

מַמְזֵר שֶׁנָּשָׂא שִׁפְחָה. וַאֲפִלּוּ לְכַתְּחִלָּה יָכוֹל מַמְזֵר לִשָּׂא שִׁפְחָה כְּדֵי לְטַהֵר אֶת בָּנָיו. וַהֲלָכָה כְּרַבִּי טַרְפוֹן. וּמוֹדֶה רַבִּי טַרְפוֹן שֶׁעֶבֶד שֶׁנָּשָׂא מַמְזֶרֶת, הַוָּלָד מַמְזֵר, שֶׁעֶבֶד אֵין לוֹ יִחוּס:

Bartenura on Mishnah, trans. by Rabbi Robert Alpert, 2020

ממזר שנשא שפחה – and even ab initio, a Mamzer can marry a maid-servant in order to purify his children. And the Halakah is according to Rabbi Tarfon. But Rabbi Tarfon admits that a slave who married a Mamzeret, the child is a Mamzer, for the slave has no pedigree

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