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to relatives, e.g., his father, despite the fact that sex between them is prohibited.
The baraita asks: Why is it necessary to derive that halakha from the verse? But could this not be derived through logical inference: If he can sell her to people of flawed lineage, can he not sell her to relatives? The baraita answers: The verse is necessary, as what is unique about selling her to
The Talmud asks: And as for R' Meir, who derived from the term “as a female slave” that one can stipulate that she cannot be designated, how does he know that one can sell her as a female slave to people of unflawed lineage or relatives? The Talmud answers: He derives that she can be sold to people
It is taught in one baraita: One can sell his daughter to his father, but he cannot sell her to his son. And it is taught in another baraita: He cannot sell her to his father nor to his son. The Talmud clarifies this issue: Granted, the baraita that states that he cannot sell her to his father nor
It is not in accordance with the opinion of the Rabbis, who forbid selling her to any relative, and it is not in accordance with the opinion of R' Eliezer, who permits selling her to all relatives. The Talmud answers: Actually, it is in accordance with the opinion of the Rabbis. Although they sa