Commentary for Kiddushin 42:1
ההוא לקובעו חובה ואפי' לרבי יהושע
That is to make it an obligation, and even on R'Joshua's view.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who maintained that the redemption of an inherited field by relations is merely a privilege.');"><sup>1</sup></span> Come and hear: Why is 'he shall redeem him,' 'he shall redeem him,' 'he shall redeent him,' stated three times? To include all cases of redemption, that they must be redeemed in this order.
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The Torah explicitly states that a Hebrew slave may be redeemed by a relative. So why would we need a special midrash to teach this elsewhere?
The answer is that the verse “in all” comes to add that redeeming a Hebrew slave sold to a non-Jew is obligatory, even according to R. Joshua who holds that redeeming land is optional. We have now rejected the first answer to the question as to whether Hebrew slaves sold to Jews may be redeemed. We need another source to find an answer.
The answer is that the verse “in all” comes to add that redeeming a Hebrew slave sold to a non-Jew is obligatory, even according to R. Joshua who holds that redeeming land is optional. We have now rejected the first answer to the question as to whether Hebrew slaves sold to Jews may be redeemed. We need another source to find an answer.
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