Commentary for Avodah Zarah 39:7
שפיר קאמר ר"מ ור' יהודה אמר לך אי סלקא דעתך כדקאמר ר"מ לכתוב רחמנא תתננה ואכלה ומכור או למה לי שמע מינה לדברים ככתבן הוא דאתא
But R. Meir’s interpretation is right! R. Judah could say to you: If you thought that what R. Meir said was correct, the Torah should have written: “You shall give it so that he may eat it and you may sell it.” Why then does it say “or?” It comes to teach that the words are written precisely.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
Judah says that if R. Meir was correct, the verse should have read “and” instead of “or.”
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