Reeh 15:17 · unit 6

TT #336 · Parashas Reeh · Sixth Aliyah · Passuk 15:17

The Complete Passuk

וְלָקַחְתָּ֣ אֶת־הַמַּרְצֵ֗עַ וְנָתַתָּ֤ה בְאׇזְנוֹ֙ וּבַדֶּ֔לֶת וְהָיָה֙ לְךָ֣ עֶ֔בֶד עוֹלָ֑ם וְאַ֥ף לַאֲמָתְךָ֖ תַּעֲשֶׂה־כֵּֽן׃

Then you shall take the awl and put it through his ear into the door, and he shall be your slave forever; and also to your maidservant you shall do likewise.

Chabad.org — 15:17

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Kiddushin.

Sefaria — Kiddushin

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְאַף לַאֲמָתְךָ – הִקִּישָׁהּ הַכָּתוּב לְנִרְצָע, מַה נִּרְצָע אֵינוֹ עוֹבֵד אֶת הַבֵּן וְאֶת הַבַּת אַף אָמָה הָעִבְרִיָּה אֵינָהּ עוֹבֶדֶת אֶת הַבֵּן וְאֶת הַבַּת.

English: "And also to your maidservant" — the verse compares her to a pierced slave; just as a pierced slave does not serve the son or the daughter, so a Hebrew maidservant does not serve the son or the daughter.

On the daf / in context: After the master’s death a Hebrew maidservant is free and does not continue in the service of the heirs.

Type of Learning

Hekkesh (Kiddushin) — a maidservant does not serve the heirs.

What Is Learned

A Hebrew maidservant, like a pierced slave, is released at the master’s death and does not serve the son or the daughter.