Commentary for Bava Batra 25:5
אלא כופין את רבו ועושין אותו בן חורין וכותבין שטר על חצי דמיו וחזרו ב"ה להורות כדברי ב"ש
An objection was brought [against the opinion of Rab Judah from the following]: 'If one is half a slave and half free, he works for his master one day and for himself one day alternately. This is the opinion of Beth Hillel. Beth Shammai say: You have made matters right for his master but not for him. To marry a bondwoman he is not permitted;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Being an Israelite. ');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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