Commentary for Kiddushin 49:1
יתרת וחתכה עבד יוצא בהן לחירות אמר רב הונא והוא שנספרת על גב היד:
an additional [freak] finger and he [his master] cut if off, the slave goes out free. Said R'Huna: Provided tha it is counted upon the hand.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., it is on a level with the other fingers and in the same row.');"><sup>1</sup></span> [Some] scholars of Nizunia<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A town lying close to Sura. Obermeyer, op. cit., p. 298.');"><sup>2</sup></span>
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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