Reference for Yevamot 139:21

אילו כן הייתי אומר תושב זה קנוי קנין שנים אבל קנוי קנין עולם אוכל בא שכיר ולימד על תושב שאף על פי שקנוי קנין עולם אין אוכל

means one who is acquired for life<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'an everlasting possession', i.e., a Hebrew servant who, on refusing to go out free, has had his ear bored. (Cf. Ex. XXI, 5f). ');">⁵²</span> and a hired servant<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XXII, 20. ');">⁵¹</span> means one who is acquired for a number of years.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The ordinary Hebrew servant who remains the property of his master for six years only, after which he goes out free for nothing (v. Ex. XXI, 2). ');">⁵³</span>

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