Commentary for Yevamot 8:7

ואכתי איצטריך סד"א העלאה היא דלא נפיש הנאתה אבל לבישה דנפיש הנייתה כל תרי מיני אסר רחמנא כתב רחמנא צמר ופשתים

it might have been assumed that only wear [is forbidden] because the pleasure derived therefrom is great, but not mere 'putting on', hence the All Merciful has written, Neither shall there come upon thee!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since both texts, then, are required for the purpose mentioned, how could they be employed for the deduction of a new law? ');">¹⁹</span> — If so,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That the texts were required only for the purpose mentioned. ');">²⁰</span> the All Merciful should have written, 'Thou shalt not wear a mingled stuff' what need was there for adding, 'Wool and linen'? For<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Should it be suggested that the text was required to indicate that the 'mingled stuff' forbidden was that of wool and linen. ');">²¹</span>

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