Commentary for Sanhedrin 104:22

<big><strong>גמ׳</strong></big> תנו רבנן (ויקרא כ, י) איש פרט לקטן (ויקרא כ, י) אשר ינאף את אשת איש פרט לאשת קטן (ויקרא כ, י) אשת רעהו פרט לאשת אחרים

choose an easy death for him. Now we find this law [of execution by the sword] when one murdered a slave; whence do we know that this law holds good if he murdered a free man? — Surely this can be deduced by reasoning from the minor to the major: if the murderer of a slave is decapitated, shall he who slays a free man be only strangled! Now, this answer agrees with the view that strangulation is an easier death; but what of the view that strangulation is more severe? It is then deduced from the following: It has been taught: &nbsp; &nbsp; [The verse], <i>So shalt thou put away the guilt of the innocent blood from among you</i>,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XXI, 9. ');">²⁰</span>

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