Either take or release / Either this or that

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Either take or release / Either this or that

Either take or release / Either this or that

Either take it or release it. Figuratively: you must choose between two options, either this or that (originally: either marry her or let her go).

("The one who decided the money for her husband and declared him bankrupt, she must wait until her hair turns white. Edmon said: She might say, if I decided for myself, I would wait until my hair turns white; now that my father decided for me, what can I do? Either take or release." – Ketubot 13:5)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אוֹ כְּנֹס אוֹ פְּטֹר, או כנוס או פטור

Definition (Hebrew)

אוֹ שֶׁתִּקַּח אוֹ שֶׁתְּשַׁחְרֵר. בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: עָלֶיךָ לִבְחֹר מִבֵּין שְׁתֵּי הָאֶפְשָׁרוּיוֹת, אוֹ זֶה אוֹ זֶה (בַּמָּקוֹר: אוֹ שֶׁתִּקַּח אוֹתָהּ לְאִשָּׁה אוֹ שֶׁתַּעֲזֹב אוֹתָהּ).

("הַפּוֹסֵק מָעוֹת לַחֲתָנוֹ וּפָשַׁט לוֹ אֶת הָרֶגֶל, תֵּשֵׁב עַד שֶׁיַּלְבִּין רֹאשָׁהּ. אַדְמוֹן אוֹמֵר: יְכוֹלָה הִיא שֶׁתֹּאמַר, אִלּוּ אֲנִי פָּסַקְתִּי לְעַצְמִי, אֵשֵׁב עַד שֶׁיַּלְבִּין רֹאשִׁי, עַכְשָׁיו שֶׁאַבָּא פָּסַק עָלַי מָה אֲנִי יְכוֹלָה לַעֲשׂוֹת? אוֹ כְּנֹס אוֹ פְּטֹר" – כְּתֻבּוֹת יג ה)

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