وَالزِّنَا وَوَلَدُ الزِّنَا عَيْبٌ فِي الْجَارِيَةِ دُونَ الْغُلَامِ
Translation: The historical passage categorizes illicit sexual conduct and birth outside marriage as defects for female slaves but not male slaves.
This is a faithful report of a historical sales classification, not an endorsement of judging a human being’s worth by parentage or applying slave-trade categories today.
A child does not bear moral blame for a parent’s acts. The chapter is studying the period-specific legal framework and its market categories, not prescribing discrimination.