Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Commentary for Kiddushin 48:21

א"ר חייא בר אשי אמר רב היתה לו

- He deduces this from 'and he destroy it', [instead of] 'and he destroy'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'And he destroy' implies that he must intend to destroy: 'and he destroy it' implies that even if he is doing something to it, his intention must be destructive.');"><sup>38</sup></span> And the other? - He does not interpret 'he destroy', [and] 'he destroy it'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., 'it' has no particular significance.');"><sup>39</sup></span> R'Shesheth said: If he has a blind eye and he [the master] removes it, the slave is freed on its account. A a Tanna supports this: Perfection<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., freedom from blemish.');"><sup>40</sup></span> and male sex are required in animals<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For burnt-offerings.');"><sup>41</sup></span> but not In birds. I might think, [even] if its wing is palsied, its foot cut off, or its eye picked out [the bird is still fit]: therefore it is if [the burnt sacrifice be.] of fowls,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. I, 14 'of is partitive, excluding some fowls.');"><sup>42</sup></span> but not all fowls.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Thus, though blindness does not disqualify, the loss of a blind eye does. A similar principle operates in the case of a slave.');"><sup>43</sup></span> R'Hiyya B'Ashi said in Rab's name: If he had

Daf Shevui to Kiddushin

If the master cuts off the slave’s extra finger, the slave still goes free, as long as it is on his hand. If it is protruding from elsewhere, it does not count as a finger.
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