הַעֶ֙בֶד֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אִם־יְלִ֥יד בַּ֖יִת ה֑וּא מַדּ֖וּעַ הָיָ֥ה לָבַֽז׃
Israël est-il un esclave? Est-il, par sa naissance, voué à la servitude? Pourquoi donc est-il livré au pillage?
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“Is Israel a bondman? Is he a home-born slave? etc.” [2:14]. The Holy One said: Is Israel like a slave that is born from a bondswoman? He is called Israel my son, the firstborn. Why has he become so humbled and ashamed?
Rashi
Is he a home born slave? The son of a maidservant.