Commentary for Kiddushin 34:13
: הנרצע והנמכר לעובד כוכבים אינו עובד לא את הבן ולא את הבת : נרצע דכתיב (שמות כא, ו) ורצע אדוניו את אזנו במרצע ועבדו לעולם ולא את הבן ואת הבת נמכר לעובד כוכבים מנין אמר חזקיה אמר קרא (ויקרא כה, נ) וחשב עם קונהו ולא עם יורשי קונהו
You say, furnish a gift; yet perhaps it is not so, but in respect boring? When it is stated: But if the manservant shall plainly say,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ex. XXI, 5.');"><sup>16</sup></span> boring is already dealt with:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., manservant excludes maidservant.');"><sup>17</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The Torah says that the slave who has his ear bored shall serve the master forever—he serves the master but if the master dies he goes free. He does not serve the master’s children.
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Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
Leviticus 25:50 refers to a Jew sold to a non-Jew. When being redeemed the Torah refers to a negotiation with the Jew’s purchaser. From here we can conclude that only the purchaser can own the slave, and not one of his children. The slave goes free if his/her master dies.
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