Reference 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.');">¹⁸</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.');">¹⁹</span> so here too, 'the awl' implies the most distinguished of awls.

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