Midrash for Pesachim 189:14
בפרטיה מאי קא ממעט ליה לא יראה ולא ימצא (דדמי ליה דהאי אינו לוקה דהוה לאו שניתק לעשה והאי אינו לוקה דהוה ליה לאו שניתק לעשה) איפוך אנא מצוה דגופיה עדיף
What does it exclude in its particularization?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For just as the general proposition includes laws unstated, so the particularization teaches that some laws are excluded, as otherwise the former alone would suffice.');"><sup>19</sup></span> -The putting away of leaven.
Sifrei Devarim
R. Yehudah says: I might think that "the small Pesach" (Pesach Sheini, viz. Bamidbar 9:10-12) also requires remaining overnight. It is, therefore, written "and you shall betake yourselves in the morning and go to your tents. (8) Six days shall you eat matzoth." What requires six days requires remaining overnight — to exclude the small Pesach, which requires only one day. The sages say: It (Pesach Sheini) is not worse than wood and frankincense. (i.e., Just as they require remaining overnight, so, Pesach Sheini.)
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