The woman precedes the man in being fed and sheltered and redeemed from captivity because the man is usually returned, while the woman is not, and her embarrassment is greater. If both of them are in captivity and they are both commanded to commit a violation, the man is redeemed before the woman because it is not his way [to behave like that]. A male orphan and a female orphan that were prepared for marriage — the woman is married off first because her embarrassment is greater, and she should not be deprived of less than six dinar and a quarter of pure silver, and if one has tzedakah in one’s pocket one should give her according to her honor. [AJWS translation]