Quoting%20commentary for Sanhedrin 42:9

טעמא דכתב רחמנא לו הא לאו הכי ה"א אפילו כדי רכבו ופרשיו נמי לא לא צריכא לאפושי:

But if even a single idlehorse involves [the prohibition,] He shall not multiply, why state horses[plural]? — To show us that with each single idle horse he transgressesanew the prohibitory command. [Reverting to chariot horses:] Thus, it is only because Scripture wrote 'lo'[to him]: but otherwise, might we have thought that even those necessaryfor his chariots and horsemen areforbidden?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Surely not — a king without these would be a nonentity. ');">²⁰</span>

Explore quoting%20commentary for Sanhedrin 42:9. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.