Responsa for Sotah 6:2
ור' ישמעאל איידי דכתב לה כתב נמי יטמא לכדתני דבי ר' ישמעאל דתנא דבי רבי ישמעאל כל פרשה שנאמרה ונישנית לא נישנית אלא בשביל דבר שנתחדש בה
[How does] R. Ishmael [meet this argument]? — Since the Torah wrote 'for her', it likewise wrote 'he may defile himself this is in agreement with the teaching of the School of R. Ishmael; for it was taught in the School of R. Ishmael: Wherever a Scriptural passage is repeated, it is only repeated because of some new point contained therein. [And similarly,]'Of them shall ye take your bondmen for ever<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XXV, 46. ');"><sup>2</sup></span>
Shut min haShamayim
They responded: "My son, do not envy sinners in your heart," (Proverbs 23:15-17) "Happy are those who abide by His laws," (Psalms 119:2) "Lift your hands towards the sacred," (Psalms 134:2) "Blessed is God day by day," (Psalms 68:20) "Test Me by this, if I do not pour down blessings upon you ceaselessly." (Malachi 3:10). Some time later, they responded: "Any passage stated and then repeated is only repeated to teach something new." (Sotah 3b:2) - and the sages did not come to take away, but only to add and to encourage. "One who is vigilant is praiseworthy," (Yoma 84b:8) "And then you shall find delight in God," (Isaiah 58:14) "And He shall grant you the desires of your heart." (Psalms 37:4) *Perhaps this answer follows the line of reasoning of Eleazar of Worms (Sefer Haroke'ach 369, quoted by Beit Yosef Orach Chaim 38), whereby the meaning of the sentence 'One who wears tefillin is like one who reads from the Torah, etc.' is understood to give those who do both the reward of both commandments.
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