Commentary for Menachot 186:17

לבתר דנח דעתיה אמר ליה מאי טעמא לא תימא לי ידיו דסמיכה קאמרי

Now actually there is written in the verse 'his hand',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Heb. for 'his hands' is written defectively thus and it might be read as his hand.');">²⁶</span> and yet it says 'both', this establishes the rule that wherever 'his hand' is stated both [hands] are meant unless Holy Writ clearly specifies one. R'Eleazar went and reported this statement in the Beth-Hamidrash,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Glos.');">²⁷</span>

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