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

Hebrew Text

 * 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

 * [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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