Commentary for Kiddushin 48:17
ואידך מושחת שחתה נפקא ואידך שחת שחתה לא דריש
Now, both are necessary. For if we were taught the first [only], [I would say] that is because his eyesight was originally sound and now it is weak; but here [in the second Baraitha], seeing that his eyesight was impaired before too, I would say [that he does] not [go free]. And if we were taught the second: that is because he completely blinds him; but there [in the first Baraitha] that he does not completely blind him, l would say [that he does] not [go free].
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
R. Elazar derives this other halakhah from the word “it” at the end of the verb. This “extra” word allows him to derive both halakhot.
The other rabbis do not derive any meaning from this extra word. This allows this midrashic discussion to end.
The other rabbis do not derive any meaning from this extra word. This allows this midrashic discussion to end.
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