Commentary for Kiddushin 49:10
אלא רבי אומר סירוס ולא מיבעיא לשון בן עזאי אמר לשון אבל סירוס לא ומאי אף אקמייתא אי הכי נקדמה דבן עזאי ברישא
- No: upon his lips.' Upon his lips!' but that is obvious? - I might have thought, sometimes his lips are tightly pressed together.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And they ceased to be exposed. - At this stage, that may be assumed as the reason of the Sages.');"><sup>15</sup></span> Hence we are informed [that they are still regarded as exposed].
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The Talmud now offers a different reading of the debate. Both tannaim hold that loss of tongue causes the slave to go free. They just disagree about castration.
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Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
If Ben Azzai does not agree with Rabbi then why does he say “the tongue too.” He should have just said “the tongue.”
The Talmud answers that Ben Azzai is adding on to the list that appears before Rabbi, and not to Rabbi. But then why didn’t the baraita put his words first. The Talmud answers that the author of the baraita listed the opinions in the order in which he heard them. But he did not change the wording of Ben Azzai’s statement, even though it could lead to some confusion.
The Talmud answers that Ben Azzai is adding on to the list that appears before Rabbi, and not to Rabbi. But then why didn’t the baraita put his words first. The Talmud answers that the author of the baraita listed the opinions in the order in which he heard them. But he did not change the wording of Ben Azzai’s statement, even though it could lead to some confusion.
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