Commentary for Kiddushin 40:9
א"ל לאו אמרת התם נמכר כולו ולא חציו ה"נ נגאל כולו ולא חציו
just as a field of possession cannot be half redeemed,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And he find sufficient to redeem it, written in reference to an ancestral field, implies that the whole must be redeemed.');"><sup>13</sup></span> so he too cannot be half redeemed; or perhaps, we may interpret it in his favour,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'leniently'.');"><sup>14</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
When it comes to redeeming one’s ancestral field (Leviticus 25:26), the field must be redeemed in its entirety. So the question is whether the same laws apply to redeeming the slave sold to a non-Jew.
R. Sheshet answers by using another comparison. A Jew can be sold only in his entirety. He cannot be half sold. So too, he cannot be half redeemed.
R. Sheshet answers by using another comparison. A Jew can be sold only in his entirety. He cannot be half sold. So too, he cannot be half redeemed.
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