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A new Mishnah states that an eved ivri (Jewish servant) is acquired through money and documents and acquires himself after serving the required years (six years), reaching yovel (the jubilee year), or redeeming himself for the amount of money he was sold for, minus the amount he worked (known as “gira’on kesef”).
A Jewish maidservant has the added method of acquiring herself when she has signs of maturity. A nirtza (Jewish servant who refuses to be freed after six years) is acquired through the nirtza process (his ear is pierced) and acquires himself through yovel and the death of the master.
We explore there development and relationship between slavery and the eved Ivri.