Commentary for Avodah Zarah 47:2
אבני שהם הפסיק הענין והא ואבני מלואים כתיב דהדר ערביה
The words “onyx stones” are detached from the preceding words. But are they not followed by “and stones to be set” which again connects them?
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
At first the Talmud tries to solve this by stating that the words “onyx stones” which do not have a connective vav in front of them are separated and therefore not governed by the words, “And you shall take.” However, this fails because the words which follow do use the vav which reconnects them to the phrase “And you shall take.” So we are left with our difficulty—why is the interpretation of the verse not applied consistently.
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