Commentary for Bava Metzia 197:3
מיתיבי השואל הפרה ושלחה לו ביד בנו ביד שלוחו חייב ביד עבדו פטור
— Said Samuel: This refers to a Hebrew servant, whose body does not belong to him [his master]. Rab said: It may refer even to a heathen servant, yet it is considered as though he [the borrower] said to him, 'Strike it with a stick and it will come [to me].'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And as soon as it leaves the domain of the owner, the responsibility rests on the borrower. ');"><sup>3</sup></span>
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