Jewish%20thought for Sanhedrin 42:11

טעמא דכתב רחמנא לו הא לאו הכי הוה אמינא אפילו כדי ליתן אספניא נמי לא לא צריכא להרווחה

Our Rabbis taught: And silver and gold he shall not multiply 'lo' [untohimself]:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XVII, 17. ');">²²</span> I might think [this meant]even for 'aspanya'. Therefore Scripture writes, 'lo'; only for himself [i.e.,his own use] may he not multiply silver and gold, but he may do so for 'aspanya'.Thus, it is only because Scripture wrote 'lo': but otherwise, might we havethought that the prohibition extended even to money for'aspanya'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which latter surely is essential ');">²³</span>

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