Commentary for Kiddushin 55:9
<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> כל הנעשה דמים באחר כיון שזכה זה נתחייב זה בחליפיו כיצד החליף שור בפרה או חמור בשור כיון שזכה זה נתחייב זה בחליפיו:
For Raba said: A Hebrew slave belongs bodily [to his master].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra, p. 70, n. 2. Hence it is not an ordinary claim of money.');"><sup>12</sup></span> If so, it is the equivalent of land?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For a heathen slave, belonging bodily to his master, ranks as real estate (v. supra 22b) and the same will apply to a Hebrew slave according to Raba's dictum. But then it is already stated in the MISHNAH:');"><sup>13</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The general rule of acquiring things through exchange is illustrated simply in the example of the cow and ox. If Reuven and Shimon exchange an ox for a cow, when Reuven takes physical possession of Shimon’s cow, Shimon becomes owner of the ox, even if Shimon doesn’t take physical possession. The implication would be that if the ox dies or is stolen, Shimon is out of luck for it is his ox that died or was stolen. Alternatively, if the oxen market rises dramatically Shimon wins out. For better or for worse, in an exchange once one party takes possession of one of the objects being exchanged, the other party automatically owns the other object.
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