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If a man gave his daughter in marriage without specifying any conditions, he must give her not less than fifty zuz. If the [bridegroom] agreed to take her in naked he may not say, `when I have taken her into my house I shall clothe her with clothes of my own`, but he must provide her with clothing while she is still in her father`s house. Similarly if an orphan is given in marriage she must be given not less than fifty zuz. If [charity] funds are available she is to be fitted out in accordance with the dignity of her position.

 כתובות 6.5 
המשיא את בתו סתם, לא יפחות לה מחמישים זוז; פסק להכניסה ערומה-- לא יאמר הבעל לכשתבוא אל ביתי אכסה בכסותי, אלא מכסה ועודה בבית אביה׃ וכן המשיאין את היתומה, לא יפחתו לה מחמישים זוז; אם יש בכיס, מפרנסין אותה לפי כבודה

If an orphan was given in marriage by her mother or her brothers [even if] with her consent and they assigned to her a hundred, or fifty zuz, she may, when she attains her majority, recover from them the amount that was due to her. R. Judah ruled: if a man had given his first daughter in marriage, the second must receive as much as the [father] had given to the first. The Sages, however, said: sometimes a man is poor and becomes rich or rich and becomes poor. The estate should rather be valued and she be given [the share that is her due].

 כתובות 6.6
יתומה שהשיאתה אימה או אחיה לדעתה, וכתבו לה מאה או חמישים זוז-- יכולה היא משתגדיל להוציא מידן, מה שראוי להינתן לה׃ רבי יהודה אומר, אם השיא בת הראשונה, יינתן לשנייה כדרך שנתן לראשונה׃ וחכמים אומרין, פעמים שאדם עני ומעשיר, או עשיר ומעני; אלא שמין את הנכסים, ונותנין לה

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