Commentary for Bava Batra 298:3

מתקיף לה רב יוסף ומאי כוונתא מאן דאמר מטלטלין קרקע תנן מאן דאמר כדי פרנסתו כל שהוא תנן

[it may be objected that] we learned, land; [while against him] who said, 'sufficient for his maintenance', [it may be objected that] we learnt, 'whatsoever'!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H] kol shehu, lit., 'any so ever'. ');">⁴</span> — Abaye replied to him: [Do you suggest that] wherever 'land' is stated, land only [is meant]? Surely we learnt: If one gave all his property to his slave, in writing, [the latter] goes forth [as] a free man.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since the slave himself is part of the property the master gave him. ');">⁵</span>

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