Commentary for Pesachim 184:11

אמר רב ששת מנא אמינא לה דתניא ר"ע אומר נאמר (במדבר ט, י) טמא ונאמ' (במדבר ט, י) בדרך רחוקה

-He can answer you: In truth it refers to a deliberate offender alone,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For the first clause does not treat of an onen, and consequently R. Nahman's deduction holds good.');">²⁰</span> and logically he should have taught, he is liable [in the singular]; but the reason that he teaches, THEY ARE LIABLE is that because the first clause teaches THEY ARE NOT LIABLE, the second clause teaches THEY ARE LIABLE. R'Shesheth said: Whence do I know it? Because It was taught, R'Akiba said: 'Unclean' is stated and 'in a journey afar off'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Num. IX, 10.');">²¹</span> is stated:

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