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Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nashim/Tractate Kiddushin/Chapter 2/2

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Introduction

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Hebrew Text

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התקדשי לי
בכוס זה של יין, ונמצא של דבש;
של דבש, ונמצא של יין;
בדינר זה של כסף, ונמצא של זהב;
של זהב, ונמצא של כסף;
על מנת שאני עני, ונמצא עשיר;
עשיר, ונמצא עני —
אינה מקודשת;
רבי שמעון אומר:
אם הטעה לשבח, הרי מקודשת.

English Translation

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[One who says to a woman,] "Be betrothed to me..."
"...with this cup of wine," and it was found to be honey;
"...of honey," and it was found to be wine;
"...with this dinar of silver," and it was found to be gold;
"...of gold," and it was found to be silver;
"...on condition that I am a pauper," and he was found to be a rich man;
"...a rich man," and he was found to be a pauper" —
she is not betrothed.
Rabbi Shimon says:
If he deceived her to [her] advantage, [she] is betrothed.


Explanation

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