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הָאָב זַכַּאי בְּבִתּוֹ בְּקִדּוּשֶׁיהָ — בְּכֶסֶף בִּשְׁטָר, וּבְבִיאָה. וְזַכַּאי בִּמְצִיאָתָהּ, וּבְמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶיהָ, וּבַהֲפָרַת נְדָרֶיהָ, וּמְקַבֵּל אֶת גִּטָּהּ; וְאֵינוֹ אוֹכֵל פֵּרוֹת בְּחַיֶּיהָ. נִשֵֹּׂאת — יָתֵר עָלָיו הַבַּעַל שֶׁאוֹכֵל פֵּרוֹת בְּחַיֶּיהָ. וְחַיָּב בִּמְזוֹנוֹתֶיהָ, בְּפִרְקוֹנָהּ, וּבִקְבוּרָתָהּ. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: אֲפִלּוּ עָנִי שֶׁבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא יִפְחוֹת מִשְּׁנֵי חֲלִילִים וּמְקוֹנֶנֶת.
The father has the authority over his daughter regarding her erusin —- [whether effected] by money, by document, or by relations. He has the right to her findings, her handiwork, and the absolution of her vows, and he receives her bill of divorce; but he does not enjoy the usufruct during her lifetime. [If] she married, the husband exceeds him in that he enjoys the usufruct during her lifetime. He is liable for her support, her ransom, and her burial. R’ Yehudah says: Even the poorest in Israel may not hire fewer than two flutes and a lamenting woman.
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