Commentary for Sanhedrin 118:6
הכי קאמר אזהרה מיהדר ומיתנא בה למה לי
'Now the only law [thus commanded to the children of Israel and not repeated at Sinai] was the prohibition of the sinew that shrank [nervus ischiadicus], and in accordance with R. Judah's view.' But these<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., circumcision and procreation. ');"><sup>9</sup></span>
Tosafot on Sanhedrin
s.v. "And behold, Fructification and Muliplication": It is astonishing -- why do you think it was not said to gentiles? And if it is because it was not counted in the Seven Noahide Laws -- behold v.s. [Sanhedrin 58b] "rise-and-do laws are not counted." And possibly this is also an abide-and-refrain, because He who commanded Fructification and Multiplication also commanded not to waste semen.
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