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Therefore the superfluous phrase: “Then shall she go out for nothing, without money” (Exodus 21:11), teaches us that even an ailonit can be sold as a Hebrew female slave and is released upon reaching adulthood.
The Talmud asks: And according to the opinion of Mar bar Rav Ashi, who said: But is it not an a fortiori inference that adulthood releases a woman from her master’s authority, how does he respond to the fact that we say in general, with regard to a matter that can be derived through an a fortiori in
§ The Talmud notes: And a tanna cites the halakha that a woman can be betrothed with money from here, a different source. As it is taught in a baraita that when the verse states: “When a man takes a woman and has sex with her, and it comes to pass, if she finds no favor in his eyes, because he has
The Talmud asks: But is there any need for this derivation? Could this not be derived through an a fortiori inference, as follows: And if a Hebrew female slave, who cannot be acquired as a female slave through sex, nevertheless can be acquired through money, is it not logical that this woman, who
Nevertheless, this a fortiori inference can be refuted. A yevama proves otherwise, as she is acquired by the yavam through sex, and yet she cannot be acquired through money. The Talmud rejects this refutation: What is unique about a yevama is that she cannot be acquired through a document. Will you