Commentary for Kiddushin 44:12
כיצד תקפו ובא אצלו קנאו קראו ובא אצלו לא קנאו וקראו לא והתניא כיצד במסירה אחזה בטלפה בשערה באוכף שעליה בשליף שעליה בפרומביא שבפיה ובזוג שבצוארה קנאה
And our Tanna?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Why does he omit halifin?');"><sup>21</sup></span> - What is absent in the case of movables he teaches; what is present in the case of movables he does not teach.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The three methods of acquisitions taught are all ineffective for ordinary movables, whereas halifin can acquire these too.');"><sup>22</sup></span> Samuel said: A heathen slave may be acquired by meshikah.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Glos.');"><sup>23</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
According to the baraita, one does not acquire a slave by calling him and having him come to him. However, according to another baraita, one that discusses acquiring animals, one can acquire an animal by calling it to him. This baraita describes two ways to acquire an animal—mesirah, which is physically taking control of the animal, and meshikhah, which is causing it to go in a certain direction. Thus there is a contradiction between the baraita concerning animals and the one concerning slaves.
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