Commentary for Sotah 6:10

ור' ישמעאל איידי דכתי' ובאחיכם כתי' נמי בהם לכדתנ' דבי רבי ישמעאל דתנא דבי ר' ישמעאל כל פרשה שנאמרה ונישנית לא נישנית אלא בשביל דבר שנתחדש בה

[How does] R. Ishmael [meet this argument]? — Since the Torah wrote 'But over your brethren', it likewise wrote 'of them'. This is in agreement with the teaching of the School of R. Ishmael; for it was taught in the School of R. Ishmael: Wherever a Scriptural passage is repeated, it is only repeated because of some new point contained therein.

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