Chukas 21:1 · unit 4 — a non-Jew can acquire a Yisrael for labor
Parashas Chukas · Passuk 21:1
The Complete Passuk
וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע הַכְּנַעֲנִ֤י מֶֽלֶךְ־עֲרָד֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב הַנֶּ֔גֶב כִּ֚י בָּ֣א יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל דֶּ֖רֶךְ הָאֲתָרִ֑ים וַיִּלָּ֙חֶם֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּ֥שְׁבְּ ׀ מִמֶּ֖נּוּ שֶֽׁבִי׃
And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who dwelt in the Negev, heard that Yisrael had come by the way of the Atharim, and he fought against Yisrael and took some of them captive.
Chabad.org — 21:1
Source Citation
Torah Temimah: Gittin 38a
Sefaria — Gittin 38a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
מִנַּיִן לְנָכְרִי שֶׁקּוֹנֶה אֶת הַיִּשְׂרָאֵל לְמַעֲשֵׂה יָדָיו, דִּכְתִיב וַיִּשְׁבְּ מִמֶּנּוּ שֶׁבִי.
English: From where [do we know] that a non-Jew acquires a Yisrael for the work of his hands? As it is written “and he took some of them captive.”
Type of Learning Source for acquisition of labor rights.
What Is Learned Captivity language supports a non-Jew’s claim on a Yisrael’s labor output.
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