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עֶבֶד עִבְרִי נִקְנֶה בְכֶסֶף וּבִשְׁטָר, וְקוֹנֶה אֶת עַצְמוֹ בַּשָּׁנִים וּבַיּוֹבֵל וּבְגִרְעוֹן כֶּסֶף. יְתֵרָה עָלָיו אָמָה הָעִבְרִיָּה, שֶׁקּוֹנָה אֶת עַצְמָהּ בְּסִימָנִין. הַנִּרְצָע נִקְנֶה בִרְצִיעָה, וְקוֹנֶה אֶת עַצְמוֹ בַיּוֹבֵל וּבְמִיתַת הָאָדוֹן:

A Hebrew bondsman is acquired by money, [it being written (Deuteronomy 25:1): "from the money of his acquisition," whence it is derived that he is acquired with money.], and by writ, [it being written in respect to a Hebrew handmaid (Exodus 210): "If another he take for himself." Scripture likens her to "another" (a married woman in general). Just as another may be acquired (as a wife) by a writ, so a handmaid may be acquired by a writ. And a Hebrew bondsman is derived from (what is stated in respect to) a Hebrew handmaid, viz. (Deuteronomy 15:12): "the Hebrew man or the Hebrew woman," the man being likened to the woman.] And he acquires himself with years [At the end of six years he goes out free; and even if shemitah (the seventh year) fell out in the midst of his six years, he serves (in the shemitah), it being written (Exodus 21:2): "Six years shall he serve, and on the seventh, etc." — Sometimes he serves on the seventh (i.e., the shemitah year)], and with the Jubilee (yovel) [If yovel falls out in the midst of his six years, it releases him], and with monetary deduction, [it being written in respect to a Hebrew handmaid (Exodus 21:8): "Then he shall redeem her." And a Hebrew bondsman is likened to a Hebrew handmaid. If his master acquired him for six manah, and he is destined to leave at the end of six years, it is found that he acquired each year of service for a manah, so that when he comes to redeem himself, his master deducts from his redemption money the amount for the years he already has served.] The Hebrew handmaid, in addition [to all these] acquires herself with [pubertal] signs, [this being derived from (Exodus 21:11): "Then she shall go out free." Scripture added a "going out" to this one (the handmaid). She goes out with signs.] A "bored" bondsman is acquired by boring (of the ear), and he acquires himself with yovel and with the death of the master, [it being written (Exodus 21:6): "And he shall serve him forever" — "him," and not his son. But if one is sold and the master dies in the midst of six years, he serves the son, it being written (Ibid. 2): "Six years shall he serve" — whether him or his son. And it is only the son that he serves all six years if the master dies, but not the daughter, the brother, or other heirs, it being written (Deuteronomy 15:12): "And he shall serve you six years" — "you," and not the heirs. And a Hebrew handmaid acquires herself with the death of the master as does a bored bondsman, it being written in respect to the latter (Ibid. 17): "And also to your handmaid shall you do thus."]

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