Commentary for Sotah 77:3
ואמר ר' יהושע בן לוי כל כהן שלא נטל ידיו לא ישא את כפיו שנאמר (תהלים קלד, ב) שאו ידיכם קדש וברכו את ה'
R. Zera said in the name of R. Hisda: [It may be derived] from this passage, And the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Neh. VIII, 3. ');"><sup>5</sup></span> R. Joshua b. Levi also said: Any kohen who has not washed his hands may not lift them up [to pronounce the benediction]; as it is said: Lift up your hands in holiness and bless ye the Lord.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ps. CXXXIV, 2. ');"><sup>6</sup></span>
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