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sandals [mesulayim] that have no heels, which do not qualify as shoes. The Talmud answers: If so, that the term is stated only for that purpose, let the verse write “shoe.” What is the meaning of “the shoe”? Learn the two previously stated conclusions from it.
Mishnah: A Hebrew slave can be acquired by his master through money or through a document, and he can acquire himself, i.e., he is emancipated, through years, i.e., when he completes his 6 years of labor, or through the advent of the Jubilee Year, or through the deduction of money. The slave can
Talmud: The Mishnah teaches that a Hebrew slave can be acquired through money. The Talmud asks: From where do we derive this halakha? The Talmud answers that the verse states: “Out of the money that he was bought for” (Leviticus 25:51), which teaches that he can be acquired through money. The Tal
But from where do we derive that a Hebrew slave can be sold to a Jew with money? The Talmud explains that with regard to a Hebrew female slave, the verse states: “Then he shall let her be redeemed” (Exodus 21:8), which teaches that if she acquires money and wishes to be emancipated before her time
The Talmud asks: Although we found this halakha with regard to a Hebrew female slave, one cannot extrapolate from there to this case, as it is possible that it applies only to a female. The reason for this is that since she is ordinarily betrothed through money, she can also be acquired as a femal