ב ואמר רבה שמע מינה קשר עליון דאורייתא דאי ס"ד דרבנן מאי איצטריך למישרי סדין בציצית פשיטא התוכף תכיפה אחת אינו חיבור אלא שמע מינה דאורייתא
2 for should you say it is a Rabbinic ordinance,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But by Biblical law it is not necessary to tie the threads together, not even to the garment.');"><sup>4</sup></span> then why was it necessary for the Torah to permit the insertion of [woollen] fringes in a [linen] garment?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This is established by the juxtaposition of the texts, viz., (Deut. XXII, 12) Thou shalt not wear a mingled stuff, wool and limen together, and');"><sup>5</sup></span> One would have no doubt about it, for if one merely fastens together [two pieces] with one fastening<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., joining cloths of wool and of linen with a single stitch or knot.');"><sup>6</sup></span>