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by which he lowered her monetary value, diminishing the amount of money that her father will receive for her betrothal. But with regard to a wound, by which he did not lower her monetary value, R' Elazar did not even raise a dilemma.
R' Yosei bar Ḥanina said: R' Yoḥanan is discussing a case where someone wounded her on her face, and he thereby lowered her monetary value, as this affects the amount of money that her father will receive for her betrothal.
§ The Mishnah teaches: One who injures a Canaanite slave belonging to others is liable for all of the 5 types of indemnity. R' Yehuda says: Canaanite slaves do not have humiliation, so one who injures a slave pays only the other 4 types of indemnity. What is the reasoning of R' Yehuda? The Talmud e
The Talmud challenges: If that is so, then according to R' Yehuda, who holds that slaves are not in the category of brothers, conspiring witnesses who testify that a Canaanite slave committed a sin punishable by capital punishment should not be put to death by the court, as it is written: “You sha
The Talmud raises another challenge: If that is so, then according to the rabbis, who hold that slaves are in the category of brothers, a Canaanite slave should be fit for kingship, as it is written: “One from among your brothers shall you set a king over you” (Deuteronomy 17:15). The rabbis say