Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nashim/Tractate Kiddushin/Chapter 1/2
Introduction edit
Hebrew Text edit
- עבד עברי נקנה בכסף ובשטר,
- וקונה את עצמו בשנים, וביובל, ובגרעון כסף.
- יתרה עליו אמה עברייה,
- שהיא קונה את עצמה בסימנין.
- הנרצע, נקנה ברציעה,
- וקונה את עצמו ביובל, ובמיתת אדון.
English Translation edit
- A Hebrew slave is acquired through money or through a contract,
- and acquires himself through years, through a Jubilee [year], or through prorated money.
- A Hebrew maidservant has an advantage over him,
- for she acquires herself through signs [of puberty].
- [A slave] who is pierced is acquired through piercing,
- and acquires himself through a Jubilee [year] or through the death of the master.