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to teach the halakha in the case of his sister who is both his father’s daughter and his mother’s daughter, and this serves to say that one does not administer punishment based on an a fortiori inference. Although the verses state a punishment both for one who has sex with his half sister who is h
The Talmud notes: And R' Yitzḥak, who does not interpret the verses in this manner, maintains that one administers punishment based on an a fortiori inference. And if you wish, say instead a different reason why R' Yitzḥak does not require this exposition: He derives the punishment of karet for hav
§ R' Elazar says that R' Hoshaya says: Anywhere you find two different prohibitions, and only one punishment of karet is stated for both of them, you should divide the sin offering between them, i.e., if one transgressed both prohibitions unwittingly he is liable to bring a sin offering for each. A
The Talmud challenges this statement: But accordingly, once there are separate prohibitions stated in the Torah with regard to having sex with all forbidden relatives (Leviticus, chapter 18), and at the conclusion of that passage it is written: “For whoever shall do any of these abominations, the so
The Talmud explains: This verse is required to teach one halakha according to the opinion of the Rabbis, and one halakha according to R' Yitzḥak, per his opinion. The Talmud elaborates: According to the opinion of the Rabbis, they require this verse to say that one does not administer punishment bas