Commentary for Sotah 6:3
(ויקרא כה, מו) לעולם בהם תעבודו רשות דברי ר' ישמעאל ר"ע אומר חובה
— this is voluntary in the opinion of R. Ishmael; but R. Akiba says: It is obligatory. What is the reason of R. Ishmael? — Since it is written: Thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XX, 16. ');"><sup>3</sup></span>
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