Commentary for Kiddushin 45:4
אלא פשיטא מדעתו והא קמשמע לן על ידי אחרים אין על ידי עצמו לא אלמא אין קנין לעבד בלא רבו
Shall we say, without his [the slave's] knowledge? Then consider: we know that R'Meir maintains, It is to a slave's disadvantage to leave his master for freedom;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For as the slave of a priest he may eat terumah, which is now forbidden him. Again, as a slave he is permitted to live with a heathen bondmaid: this too will now be forbidden. - These are the reasons given in Git.11b.');"><sup>4</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
Rather, R. Meir must refer to a case where the slave consented to being set free. And nevertheless, he cannot free himself. Others must buy his freedom. Here we learn that a slave cannot acquire any property. As soon as he does, it becomes the property of his master.
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