Commentary for Bava Kamma 44:2

תא שמע המדליק את הגדיש והיה גדי כפות לו ועבד סמוך לו ונשרף עמו חייב עבד כפות לו וגדי סמוך לו ונשרף עמו פטור

Come and hear: In the case of a barn being set on fire, where a goat was bound to it and a slave [being loose] was near by it, and all were burnt, there is liability [for barn and goat].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But not for the slave, who should have quitted the spot before it was too late; cf. infra 27a. ');">²</span> In the case, however, of the slave being chained to it and the goat<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Whether chained or loose. ');">³</span>

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