Commentary for Menachot 19:18
ומי בעי רבי שמעון תרתי והתניא ר"ש אומר כל מקום שנאמרה יד אינה אלא ימין אצבע אינה אלא ימין אצבע לא בעיא כהונה כהונ' בעי' אצבע
and [there the finger of the right hand is meant for] it is inferred from the case of the leper where it is written, And the priest shall dip his right finger.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. XIV, 16. And as in this verse where both the expressions 'priest' and finger' are stated the right must be used, so wherever these two expressions are found they imply the use of the right hand.');"><sup>15</sup></span>
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