Jewish%20thought for Gittin 74:15

מיתיבי אמר להן רשב"ג כשם שמצוה לפדות את בני חורין כך מצוה לפדות את העבדים בשלמא לאביי דאמר לפני יאוש היינו דקאמר כשם

<b><i>GEMARA</i></b>. With what case are we here dealing? Shall we say that the ransom was effected before [the owner of the slave] had given up hopes [of recovering him]? If so, even if [he is ransomed] as a free man, why should he not go back to slavery?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because whatever the ransomer may stipulate with the captor, the slave is still the property of his master. ');">¹²</span>

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