Commentary for Yoma 139:4
ונייתי אחרינא ונקרי רב הונא בר יהודה אמר משום פגמו של ראשון וריש לקיש אמר משום ברכה שאינה צריכה
Resh Lakish said: Because of an unnecessary blessing.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Any unnecessary mention of His name is a transgression of the third command, wherefore in doubtful circumstances a blessing should rather be unpronounced than repeated. A new scroll would require a new blessing and is therefore to be avoided, as leading to an unnecessary, i.e., unlawful mention of His name.');"><sup>4</sup></span> But we do take into consideration [the reason that it would] discredit [the first scroll]?
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