Commentary for Sotah 6:1
ורבי עקיבא א"כ ליכתוב רחמנא לה ולישתוק יטמא למה לי ש"מ
[What reply does] R. Akiba [make to this explanation]? — If that were the sole intention, the All-Merciful should have written 'for her' and then stop; what is the purpose of the words 'he should defile himself? Deduce therefrom.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That it is obligatory. ');"><sup>1</sup></span>
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