Mesorat%20hashas for Yoma 161:10

מתקיף לה רב ביבי בר אביי נכתוב רחמנא השמר במצות עינוי אם כן השמר דלאו לאו השמר דעשה עשה מתקיף לה רב אשי נכתוב אל תסור מן העינוי קשיא

Shall the Divine Law write: 'He shall not afflict himself'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The form would be negative, but the meaning just the opposite of what is required!');">⁹</span> That would mean: Go and eat! - R'Hoshaiah asked a strong question: Let the Divine Law write: 'Take heed, lest thou dost not afflict thyself'! - That would mean several prohibitions.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'Take heed' and 'lest' are phrases each implying a separate negative command, v. 'Er. 96a.');">¹⁰</span>

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