La Genèse 9:25 Références du Talmud : Jerusalem Talmud Kiddushin

MISHNAH: A Canaanite slave³²⁸Any Gentile slave is called “Canaanite” since Canaan was called “a slave of slaves to his fellow men” (Gen. 9:25). is acquired by money, or contract, or possession³²⁹A slave who becomes ownerless by the death of his intestate owner who dies without heirs can be acquired by anybody who makes him perform a slave’s duties for himself. Also, a person who claims to have bought a slave from another party will have his ownership confirmed by the court if he can show three years of uncontested ownership. Cf. Ketubot 5:5, Note 100.. He gains his autonomy by money through a third party³³⁰R. Meïr holds that any property of the slave’s is his master’s. If the slave receives monies from other people on condition that they not be his master’s property, the condition is not operative. The slave cannot buy his freedom with his master’s money. or a document by himself³³¹By manumission, the slave (who had been circumcized as a Jew’s slave) becomes a full Jew. As such, he is permitted to marry a Jewish partner but is prohibited promiscuity. R. Meïr holds that people prefer promiscuity to the discipline of marriage; for him, manumission has detrimental aspects. Since nobody can legally act to another person’s detriment without that person’s authorization, a third party cannot accept a document of manumission without the slave’s authorization., the words of Rebbi Meïr. But the Sages say, by money also by himself³³²If a slave receives money on condition that it not be his master’s, the condition is valid. The slave may use that money to buy his freedom. or a document through a third party³³³They hold that the prohibition of promiscuity is a small price to pay for freedom and the possibility of marriage. Since a person can legally act to another person’s benefit without that person’s authorization, a third party can accept a document of manumission without the slave’s authorization., if only the money comes from a third party.