The Mishnah before us deals with the minimum amount a person must give his daughter when she marries, and with the law of an orphan girl whom the community marries off.
One who marries off his daughter without specifying:
A person who marries off his daughter without having specified what he will give for her needs may not give less than fifty dinar. This is the minimum sum, and one cannot give less than it.
He stipulated to bring her in with nothing:
If it was agreed between the father and the husband that the father would give nothing of the dowry and nothing of the wedding garments, and the husband agreed to supply this himself, the husband cannot say: "Kesheachnisenah leveisi, achasenah bichsusi o bichsusah" - "When I bring her into my house, I will clothe her with my own garment." He must clothe her while she is still in her father's house, that is, he must supply the clothing even before she enters his home.
One who marries off an orphan girl:
Just as was stated regarding one who marries off his own daughter without specifying, so too regarding marrying off an orphan girl: the charity funds that care for her do not give her less than the value of fifty dinar in articles.
And if the community fund has enough to give her more, they provide for her and give her food and support according to her dignity, according to the background from which she comes and according to what she has been accustomed to. Therefore the sum can be more than fifty zuz.
In summary: The Mishnah established a minimum amount of fifty dinar, both for a daughter married off without specification and for an orphan girl; it established that when the husband took the clothing upon himself, he must supply it while the daughter is still in her father's house; and it added that when the fund's means allow, the orphan girl is provided for according to her dignity, even beyond the fixed amount.