Commentary for Bekhorot 101:42

{ויקרא יא } במים במים שתי פעמים אין זה כלל ופרט אלא ריבה ומיעט

But the Rabbis [his disputants] interpret the Bible texts on the lines of generalizations and specifications, [thus]: 'And those tha are to be redeemed' is a general statement: 'According to thy estimation of the money', is a specification, 'Shalt thou redeem' again is a general statement.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And although the general statement 'Shalt thou redeem' comes before the specification, we nevertheless expound the texts on the lines of a general statement followed by specification. vkjb');">²⁹</span>

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