Commentary for Sanhedrin 102:20
ור' ישמעאל האי בת ובת מאי דריש ביה מיבעי ליה לכדתני אבוהי דשמואל בר אבין לפי שמצינו שחלק הכתוב בזכרים בין תמימים לבעלי מומין יכול נחלוק בבנותיהן ת"ל בת ובת
therefore Scripture writesa pleonastic '<i>waw</i>' [to teach the inclusion of the daughter of a physicallyblemished priest].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Weiss, Dor, Vol. II, p. 105, quotes R. Ishmael's remark in this connection 'shall we exclude a nesu'ah because thou interpretest a superfluous 'waw' as being a protest against R. Akiba's method of interpretation? From the whole passage, however, we see that R. Ishmael was not fundamentally opposed to this at all, but merely disagreed on the actual application of the extension and apparent inconsistency in R. Akiba's distinction between a nesu'ah and an unmarried woman. ');"><sup>25</sup></span>
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