And moreover, it is the custom of the language that a preposition that corresponds to many nouns will come repeated with each noun. וישע ה' אל הבל ואל מנחתו (And the LORD had respect to Abel and to his offering)⁴⁷⁸ את שם ואת חם ואת יפת (Shem, Ham, and Japheth)⁴⁷⁹ בבקר ובצאן וביין ובשכר (for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink)⁴⁸⁰.

footnotes: ⁴⁷⁸ Genesis 4:4. ⁴⁷⁹ Genesis 6:10. ⁴⁸⁰ Deuteronomy 14:26.

And nevertheless, we find many times where the preposition is dropped from one of the nouns. ויעשו בני ישראל ככל אשר ציוה ה' את משה ואהרן (And the children of Israel went and did so; as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron)⁴⁸¹, בפר בן בקר לחטאת ואיל אחד לעולה (with a young bullock for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering)⁴⁸².

footnotes: ⁴⁸¹ Exodus 12:28. ⁴⁸² Leviticus 16:3.

And the sages of blessed memory had a rule for this:

Any place where a preposition is repeated – it teaches that each is a topic in and of itself. And any place where a preposition is not found to correspond to one of them – it teaches that it is of secondary importance.

Or we are forced to conclude that the nouns do not all come with one preposition.

Or we are forced to conclude that there is only a preposition where a noun has another meaning.