Commentary for Temurah 59:15

שפחה לעבד עברי מישרא שריא

For it has been taught: If a Hebrew slave does not possess a wife and children, his master cannot hand over a Canaanitish slave to him,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because Scripture says: If he came in by himself, he should go out by himself (Ex. XXI, 3) . R. Meir, who says that it is not a harlot's hire, does not however agree to this and holds that even if the Hebrew slave has no wife and children, his master can hand over a Canaanitish slave to him.');">⁹</span>

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