[Fantasywriter]

Perhaps his master began withholding food from the slave when he saw the man was getting sick. He saw no reason to squander resources.

Iow, if the text says the slave hadn’t eaten for three days and three nights, why should we assume that’s not true? It very likely is true, since that’s the way it’s expressed.

[JustSayNoToNannies]

Perhaps his master began withholding food from the slave when he saw the man was getting sick. He saw no reason to squander resources.

And yet he waited for several hours before abandoning him? Possible, but strange.