Quoting%20commentary for Ketubot 74:4

ותרי קראי למה לי חד בשוגג וחד במזיד וצריכי דאי אשמעינן מזיד משום דחמיר איסוריה אבל שוגג דלא חמיר איסוריה אימא לא ואי אשמעינן שוגג משום דליכא איבוד נשמה אבל מזיד דאיכא איבוד נשמה אימא לא צריכא

But why two texts? One deals with unwitting [killing], and the other with intentional [murder]. And [both texts] were required. For if we had been told of intentional murder only it might have been assumed [that the restriction applied to this case only], because the transgression for which death is inflicted is grave, but not to the one of unintentional killing where the transgression is not so grave. And if we had been told of unintentional killing only it might have been assumed [that the restriction applied to this case only] because no loss of life is involved, but not to intentional murder where a loss of life is involved. Therefore, both were required.

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