Commentary for Kiddushin 44:11
בשלמא לתנא דידן מילתא דאיתא במטלטלי לא קתני דליתא במטלטלי קתני אלא לתנא ברא ניתני משיכה כי קתני מילתא דאיתא בין במקרקעי בין במטלטלי משיכה דבמטלטלי איתא במקרקעי ליתא לא קתני
Therefore it is stated, of them shall ye take your bondmen for ever.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid.');"><sup>19</sup></span> A Tanna taught: [He may be acquired] by halifin<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Glos.');"><sup>20</sup></span> too.
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The tanna of the mishnah omitted meshikhah as a means of acquisition because he only taught methods that apply only to land. But the other tanna taught “halifin”—which does apply to goods. So why not also teach meshikhah?
The answer is that the outside tanna only taught methods of acquisition that apply both to land and movable property. This is only halifin. But meshikhah applies only to movable property and not land, and therefore he did not include it.
The answer is that the outside tanna only taught methods of acquisition that apply both to land and movable property. This is only halifin. But meshikhah applies only to movable property and not land, and therefore he did not include it.
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