Commentary for Yevamot 147:15

דאמר ריש לקיש א"ר סמיא מנין למעשר שני שנטמא שמותר לסוכו שנאמר (דברים כו, יד) ולא נתתי ממנו למת למת הוא דלא נתתי הא לחי דומיא דמת נתתי איזה דבר ששוה בחיים ובמתים הוי אומר זו סיכה

had to be written [a second time]. Also, in connection with tithe, 'thereof' was written three times. One is required for its own purpose;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [The first 'thereof' to exclude the first tithe from the restriction in regard to onan (v. Glos) [H]. ');">³⁷</span> one is required for the deduction which R. Abbahu made in the name of R. Johanan;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Permitting the burning of unclean oil of terumah for lighting purposes. V. supra 73b. ');">³⁸</span> and the third is required for the exposition made by Resh Lakish. For Resh Lakish stated in the name of R. Simya: Whence is it deduced that second tithe which has become levitically unclean may be used for anointing? It is said, Nor have I given thereof for the dead,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XXVI, 24. ');">³⁹</span>

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