פירוש על קידושין 34:4

This baraita discusses whether a Hebrew slave continue to serve after their master’s death. The source for these halakhot will be explained below.

The baraita reads Deuteronomy 15:12 as teaching that the slave works for the one who bought him, but not his heir. In this context, the heir referred to must be someone besides the son, such as a brother or daughter. Exodus 21:2, where the word “you” is not found, is read as teaching that he does work for the son should the master die.