Jerusalem Talmud Kiddushin 3.8

משנה: קִידַּשְׁתִּי אֶת בִּתִּי קִידַּשְׁתִּיהָ וְגֵרַשְׁתִּיהָ כְּשֶׁהִיא קְטַנָּה וַהֲרֵי הִיא קְטַנָּה נֶאֱמָן. קִידַּשְׁתִּיהָ וְגֵרַשְׁתִּיהָ כְּשֶׁהִיא קְטַנָּה וַהֲרֵי הִיא גְדוֹלָה אֵינוֹ נֶאֱמָן. נִשְׁבֵּית וּפְדִיתִיהָ בֵּין שֶׁהִיא קְטַנָּה בֵּין שֶׁהִיא גְדוֹלָה אֵינוֹ נֶאֱמָן. מִי שֶׁאָמַר בִּשְׁעַת מִיתָתוֹ יֵשׁ לִי בָנִים נֶאֱמָן. יֵשׁ לִי אַחִים אֵינוֹ נֶאֱמָן. הַמְקַדֵּשׁ אֶת בִּתּוֹ סְתָם אֵין הַבּוֹגְרוֹת בִּכְלָל.

MISHNAH: “I preliminarily married off my daughter, married her preliminarily and received her bill of divorce while she was underage,” and [now] she still is underage, he is believed. “I preliminarily married off my daughter, married her preliminarily and received her bill of divorce while she was underage,” and [now] she is an adult, he is not believed. “She had been kidnapped and I ransomed her,” he is not believed whether she is underage or adult. If somebody said when dying, I have children, he is believed; I have brothers, he is not believed. If somebody preliminarily marries off his daughter without mentioning her name, the adult ones are not included.

הלכה: קִידַּשְׁתִּי אֶת בִּתִּי הַקְּטַנָּה כול׳. קִידַּשְׁתִי אֶת בִּתִּי. הַקְּטַנּוֹת בִּכְלָל הַגְּדוֹלוֹת אֵינָן בִּכְלָל. נִתְקַדְּשָׁה בִתִּי. אֲפִילוּ קְטַנּוֹת אֵינָן בִּכְלָל. גֵּירַשְׁתִּי אֶת בִּתִּי. הַקְּטַנּוֹת בִּכְלָל וְהַגְּדוֹלוֹת אֵינָן בִּכְלָל. נִתְגָּרְשָׁה בִתִּי. אֲפִילוּ קְטַנּוֹת אֵינָן בִּכְלָל. קִידַּשְׁתִּיהָ לְאֶחָד מִן הַפְּסוּלִין לָהּ. נֶאֱמָן. הִבְעַלְתִּיהָ לְאֶחָד מִכָּל הַפְּסוּלִין לָהּ. אֵינוֹ נֶאֱמָן. נִשְׁבֵּית וּפְדִיתִיהָ. בֵּין שֶׁהִיא קְטַנָּה וּבֵין שֶׁהִיא גְדוֹלָה אוֹ שֶׁנִּבְעֲלָה לְאֶחָד מִן הַפְּסוּלִין לָהּ. לֹא כָל הֵימֵינוֹ לְפוֹסְלָהּ.

HALAKHAH: “I preliminarily married off my younger daughter,” etc. “I preliminarily married off my daughter.” The underaged are included, the adults are excluded. “My daughter was preliminarily married,” even the underaged are not included. “I accepted my daughter’s bill of divorce,” the underaged are included, the adults are excluded. “My daughter was divorced,” even the underaged are not included. “I preliminarily married off my daughter to one of those disqualified for her,” he is believed. “I made her sleep with one of those disqualified for her,” he is not believed. “She had been kidnapped and I ransomed her,” whether she is underage or adult or had intercourse with one of those disqualified for her, he is not believed.

כֵּינִי מַתְנִיתָה. שֶׁאָמַר בִּשְׁעַת מִיתָתוֹ. יֵשׁ לִי בָנִים. נֶאֱמָן. יֵשׁ לִי אַחִים. אֵינוֹ נֶאֱמָן. רַב אָמַר. מֵאַחַר שֶׁבְּיָדוֹ לְגָרֵשׁ נֶאֱמָן. מִילְּתֵיהּ דִּשְׁמוּאֵל אָמְרָה כֵן. חַד פַּרְסָאָה מִידְמָךְ אָמַר לוֹן. הָבוּ לְאִיתְתֵיהּ דְּהַהוּא גַבְרָא גִּיטָא. אָמְרוֹן לֵיהּ. וְלָמָּה. בְּגִין הַהוּא אָחוּךְ עֲלִיבָא. כַּד דְּמָךְ אָתָא עוֹבְדָא קוֹמֵי שְׁמוּאֵל. אָמַר. מֵאַחַר שֶׁיֵּשׁ בְּיָדוֹ לְגָרֵשׁ נֶאֱמָן. רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן אָמַר. אֵינוֹ נֶאֱמָן. נְחַת עוּלָּא לְתַמָּן וְאָמַר בְּשֵם רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן וְחָבְרוֹן עֲלוֹי. הַגַּע עַצְמָךְ שֶׁהָיָה כֹהֶן.

So is the Mishnah: “If somebody said when dying, I have children, he is believed; I have brothers, he is not believed;” Rav said, since it is in his hand to divorce, he is to be believed. The word of Samuel agrees with this. A Persian when dying said to them: Give this man’s wife a bill of divorce. They asked him, why? Because of your wretched brother? After he died, the case came before Samuel who said, since it was in his hand to divorce, he is to be believed. Rebbi Joḥanan said, he is not to be believed. Ulla descended there and said this in the name of Rebbi Joḥanan; they ganged up on him. Think of it, if he was a Cohen?

הָתִיב רַב שֵׁשֶׁת. וְהָא מַתְנִיתָא פְלִיגָא. קִידַּשְׁתַּנִי. וְהוּא אוֹמֵר לֹא קִידַּשְׁתִּיךְ. הוּא מוּתָּר בִּקְרוֹבוֹתֶיהָ וְהִיא אֲסוּרָה בִּקְרוֹבָיו. אָמְרִין. אָכֵין הֲוָה עוֹבְדָא. שִׁמְעוֹן בַּר בָּא אַייתֵי גִיטָא וּנְתָנוֹ לָהּ בְּעֵד אֶחָד. אָתָא עוֹבְדָא קוֹמֵי רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן. אָמַר. אֵין עֵד אֶחָד בְּאֵשֶׁת אִישׁ כְּלוּם. לא רִבִּי חִיָיה בַּר אַסִּי אָמַר בְּשֵׁם אַסִּי. אֵין עֵד אֶחָד בְּאֵשֶׁת אִישׁ כְּלוּם. רַב אָמַר. הַמְקַדֵּשׁ בְּעֵד אֶחָד לֹא עָשָׂה כְּלוּם. שְׁמוּאֵל אָמַר. הַמְקַדֵּשׁ בְּלֹא שִׁידּוּכִים לוֹקֶה. וְתוֹפְסִין קִדּוּשִׁין. מַר עוּקְבָּא בְשֵׁם שְׁמוּאֵל אָמַר תְּלָת. הַמְקַדֵּשׁ בְּלֹא שִׁידּוּכִין לוֹקֶה. וְהַבָּא עַל אֲרוּסָתוֹ בְבֵית חָמִיו לוֹקֶה. וְהַמְבַזֶּה שְׁלִיחַ בֵּית דִּין לוֹקֶה.

Rav Sheshet objected: Does not the Mishnah disagree? “You married me preliminarily but he says, I did not marry you preliminarily; he is permitted her relatives but she is forbidden his relatives.” They said, so did it happen: Simeon bar Abba brought a bill of divorce and delivered it in front of one witness. The case came before Rebbi Joḥanan, who said, a single witness in marital matters is nothing. Did not Rebbi Ḥiyya bar Assi in the name of Assi say: a single witness in marital matters is nothing? Rav said, one who performs a preliminary marriage in front of a single witness did not do anything. Samuel said, he who performs a preliminary marriage without prior negotiation is whipped, but the preliminary marriage holds. Mar Uqba in the name of Samuel said three things: He who performs a preliminary marriage without prior negotiation is whipped; one who sleeps with his betrothed in his father-in-law’s house is whipped; one who insults the court bailiff is whipped.