Ki Seitzei 22:16 · unit 2

TT #231 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Third Aliyah · Passuk 22:16

The Complete Passuk

וְאָמַ֛ר אֲבִ֥י הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה אֶל־הַזְּקֵנִ֑ים אֶת־בִּתִּ֗י נָתַ֤תִּי לָאִישׁ֙ הַזֶּ֔ה לְאִשָּׁ֖ה וַיִּשְׂנָאֶֽהָ׃

And the father of the young woman shall say to the elders: “I gave my daughter to this man as a wife, and he hated her.”

Chabad.org — 22:16

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei / classic.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אֶת בִּתִּי נָתַתִּי לָאִישׁ הַזֶּה – מִכָּאן שֶׁהָאָב זוֹכֶה בְּבִתּוֹ לְקִדּוּשִׁין.

English: “I gave my daughter to this man” — from here [we learn] that a father has the right to betroth his daughter.

On the daf / in context: The language reflects the father’s authority to effect kiddushin for his minor or maiden daughter.

Type of Learning

Derash establishing paternal authority in kiddushin.

What Is Learned

A father is empowered to betroth his daughter.