| פרק ב משנה ה | |
| הכל כשרין לכתוב את הגט | All are qualified to write (the boilerplate) of the get (though not the date and the parties' names, which requires intent), |
| אפלו חרש שוטה וקטן | even a deaf-mute, mental incompetent or minor. |
| האשה כותבת את גטה | The woman may write her own get (but must transfer ownership of it to the husband before delivery back to her) |
| והאיש כותב שוברו | and the man may write his own receipt (for the payment of the kesubah) |
| שאין קיום הגט אלא בחותמיו | as there is no foundation to the get other than from its signatories. |
| הכל כשרין להביא את הגט | All are are qualified to bring the get |
| חוץ מחרש שוטה וקטן | except for a deaf-mute, mental incompetent, minor, |
| וסומא ונכרי | blind person or gentile. |
| פרק ב משנה ו | |
| קבל הקטן והגדיל | If a minor receives [a get as the husband's messenger] and then reached the age of majority [before delivering it]; |
| חרש ונתפקח | a deaf-mute, who then became able to hear; |
| סומא ונתפתח | a blind person, who then became able to see; |
| שוטה ונשתפה | a mentally incompetent, who then became competent; [or] |
| נכרי ונתגיר | a gentile, who then converted; |
| פסול | it is invalid. |
| אבל פקח ונתחרש | However [in the case of], a person who could hear [when receiving the a get from the husband], and then became deaf-mute |
| וחזר ונתפקח |
and then regained hearing [before delivering the get]; |
| פתח ונסתמא | a sighted person who was blinded |
| וחזר ונתפתח | and then regained sight; [or] |
| שפוי ונשתטה | a mentally competent person who then became incompetent |
| וחזר ונשתפה | and then regained competence; |
| כשר | it is valid. |
| זה הכלל | This is the rule: |
| כל שתחלתו וסופו בדעת | all that began and ended with the required competence |
| כשר | are valid. |
NOTES
משנה ה
וסומא - This is only if the messenger will be required to state "בפני נכתב", otherwise, for a גט sent to and from within ארץ ישראל, a סומא may serve as the husband's שליח.