Commentary for Kiddushin 41:15
אמרי ליה רבנן לרב אשי ואמרי לה רבינא לרב אשי בשלמא למ"ד לרבות בתי ערי חומה היינו דכתיב בכל אלא למ"ד לרבות בתי חצרים מאי בכל קשיא
You say, an obligation; yet perhaps it is not so, but an option? - Hence it is taught: and in all. ye shall effect a redemption.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This emphasis - since it is already stated elsewhere - proves that redemption is a duty.');"><sup>22</sup></span> The Rabbis said to R'Ashi, or as others state, Rabina said to R'Ashi: On the view that it includes houses in walled cities, it is well;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since redemption by relations is not mentioned there.');"><sup>23</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
Leviticus 25:24 uses the word “in all.” This inclusive phrase should mean that even houses in walled cities and not just even house in villages can be redeemed by relatives. But to R. Sheshet, who held that they can’t, what does “in all” come to include? After all, we already know that houses in villages can be redeemed by relatives.
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