Commentary for Yoma 52:9

א"כ נימא קרא ובער ובערו א"נ וערך וערכו מאי ובער וערכו שמע מינה כדקא אמרינן

- If that [were intended] the Divine Law should have said: 'And he shall kindle wood.' 'And he shall kindle wood.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In both instances why the change of expression? That has definite significance.');">¹⁵</span> But if the Divine Law had stated: 'And he shall kindle [wood]' I would have assumed it may be done by one only, not by two, therefore we are taught that both one and two shall do so?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The double form, singular and plural, was thus necessary.');">¹⁶</span>

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