Commentary for Bava Kamma 226:7

אמר רב ביבי בר גידל אמר ר"ש חסידא גזל כנעני אסור אבידתו מותרת גזילו אסור דאמר רב הונא מנין לגזל הכנעני שהוא אסור שנאמר (דברים ז, טז) ואכלת את כל העמים אשר ה' אלהיך נותן לך בזמן שהן מסורים בידך ולא בזמן שאינם מסורין בידך

— Raba therefore said: There is no difficulty, as regarding robbery there is indeed no exception, whereas regarding the cancellation of debts [a heathen might not have been included]. Abaye rejoined to him: Is not the purchase of a Hebrew slave<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Having to pay redemption money, as in Lev. XXV, 50. ');">¹²</span> merely the cancellation of a debt, [and yet no distinction whatsoever is made as to the person of the master]? — &nbsp; &nbsp; Raba adheres to his own view as [elsewhere] stated by Raba, that a Hebrew slave is actually owned in his body by the master.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Kid. 16a. [To withdraw therefore the slave without payment of redemption money amounts to actual robbery.] ');">¹³</span>

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