Mesorat%20hashas for Makkot 16:16

בשלמא עבד וכותי גולה ע"י ישראל ולוקה גולה דקטליה ולוקה דלטייה אלא ישראל גולה ולוקה ע"י כותי בשלמא גולה דקטליה אלא לוקה אמאי דלטייה (שמות כב, כז) ונשיא בעמך לא תאור בעושה מעשה עמך

This works out well if a slave or Samaritan is exiled by way of an Israelite or lashed. [He is exiled in a case where] he killed him [accidentally] and lashed [in a case where] he cursed him. But an Israelite who is exiled or lashed by way of Samaritan?! It works well with exile [in a case where] he killed him [accidentally]. But lashing, why? [If you say] because he cursed him, "the chieftain of your people do not curse" (Exodus 22:27)! [I.e. a Samaritan is not on of your people and thus this prohibition for which the punishment is lashes should not apply in this case]

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