Commentary for Kiddushin 30:14
ורבי האי (ויקרא כה, נד) ויצא בשנת היובל מאי עביד ליה מיבעי ליה לכדתניא ויצא בשנת היובל
- But for 'by these', I would have said: the verse is interpreted with what precedes and what follows it, so that [the redemption of] all is for freedom. If so, the difficulty remains in<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'reverts to.'');"><sup>16</sup></span> its place?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since this verse may mean that he is free no matter who redeems him, how can R. Akiba interpret v. 54 as meaning that if redeemed by relatives it is for servitude?');"><sup>17</sup></span> - But they differ on a matter of logic. R'Jose the Galilean holds: It is logical that redemption by strangers is servitude; for should you say it is for freedom, they will refrain from redeeming him. While R'Akiba holds: It is logical that redemption by kinsmen is for servitude: for should you say that it is for freedom, he will go every day and sell himself!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And it is unfair to saddle his relations with the duty of redeeming him.');"><sup>18</sup></span> R'Hiyya B'Abba said: These are the views of R'Jose the Galilean and R'Akiba: but the Sages maintain, [The redemption of] all is for freedom. Who are the Sages? - Rabbi, who employs this 'by these' for a different exegesis,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As stated supra.');"><sup>19</sup></span> while the verse is interpreted with both what precedes and what follows it.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence contrari-wise, R. Jose the Galilean and R. Akiba reject Rabbi's deduction.');"><sup>20</sup></span> And Rabbi, how does he utilize this [verse] 'then he shall go out in the year of jubilee'? - He needs it for what was taught: 'Then he shall go out in the year of jubilee':