Commentary for Chagigah 3:7

ואיבעית אימא לעולם כדאמרי מעיקרא ודקא קשיא לך הא דרבינא לא קשיא כאן כמשנה ראשונה כאן כמשנה אחרונה דתנן מי שחציו עבד וחציו בן חורין עובד את רבו יום אחד ואת עצמו יום אחד דברי בית הלל

And, if you want I'll say It is really what they originally said [that it refers to a half-slave, half-free man]. And that which is difficult to you because of Ravina [who already says he is exempt],there is no difficulty. Here is according to the older Mishnah, here is according to the later Mishnah. For it was taught in the Mishnah, One who is half a slave and half free serves his master one day and himself the other day. These are the words of the house of Hillel.

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