Commentary for Sanhedrin 131:17

ת"ל (ויקרא יט, יד) לא תקלל חרש באומללים שבעמך הכתוב מדבר

implying, a man that cursed his father; a man that cursed his mother. This is R. Joshiah's opinion. R. Jonathan said: The [beginning of the] verse alone implies either the two together or each separately unless the verse had explicitly stated 'together'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the conjunctive waw implies both conjunction and separation. Hence, the first half of the sentence is sufficient to shew that the law applies to each separately. The second half is employed for a different purpose. V. infra 85b. ');">¹⁶</span>

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