Commentary for Kiddushin 42:14
או דילמא שאני כהנים הואיל וריבה בהן הכתוב מצות יתירות רב אמר מותר ושמואל אמר אסור
How is this implied? - As Raba said: [Therefore the children of Israel eat not the sinew of the hip which is upon the hollow of] the thigh<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Gen. XXXII, 33.');"><sup>18</sup></span> implies the right thigh;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The def. art. implies the well-known, the most important, hence the right, which is the stronger side.');"><sup>19</sup></span> so here too, 'the awl' implies the most distinguished of awls.
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The sages had said that the priest slave cannot have the lobe of his ear bored because that would create a blemish. But what’s so bad about having his ear blemished, the Talmud asks?
The answer is that when set free, he must return to the same familial status he had before, and a priest with certain types of blemishes is no longer considered to have that status.
The answer is that when set free, he must return to the same familial status he had before, and a priest with certain types of blemishes is no longer considered to have that status.
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