Why Did the Torah Bother to State the Law Explicitly When Logic Alone

Mekhilta Tractate Nezikin 2:8

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

R. Yitzchak said: This (verse) is not needed (for this learning, for it may be derived a fortiori, viz.:) If this provision obtains with one who served for (only) six years, how much more so does it obtain with one who serves for a longer time (i.e., until the Jubilee)!

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