Commentary for Keritot 8:18

קדשים הוא דחמירי דאסור חלבו אבל חולין אימא לא משום הכי כתב רחמנא

This implies [does it not] that the Rabbis hold that a law is not illuminated by its context? - No, all agree that a law is illuminated by its context, but they differ in the following: R'Judah holds that a law which is the subject of a mere negative command is illuminated by its context, whether the latter is likewise the subject of a mere negative command or of one involving kareth; while the Rabbis hold that a law which is the subject of a mere negative command is illuminated by its context which is also the subject of a mere negative command, but a law which is the subject of a mere negative command is not illuminated by its context which is the subject of a native command involving kareth.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For notes v. supra 4a. In cur. edd. the following faulty text (v. Rashi) is inserted here: 'But according to R. Judah for what purpose does Scripture mention the passage, Ye shall eat neither heleb nor blood (Lev. III, 17) ? - To establish an analogy'.');">⁷</span>

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