Commentary for Bava Kamma 20:25

א"ל רב כהנא לרב אלא טעמא דכתב רחמנא והמת יהיה לו הא לאו הכי הוה אמינא נבילה דמזיק הויא

And all the quotations serve each its specific purpose. For if the Divine Law had laid down [this ruling only in] the verse 'He that killeth a beast shall make it good,' the reason of the ruling would have been assigned to the infrequency of the occurrence,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For a man to kill a beast with intent to cause damage to his neighbour. ');">¹⁹</span>

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