Commentary for Sanhedrin 31:4
רבינא אמר לעולם בשבט שהודח ודקא קשיא לך בדינא דרבים דיינינן ליה אין אע"ג דקטלינן ביחיד בי דינא דרבים דיינינן ליה
But if so, just as originally the division was made by means of the urn, the Urim and Tummim,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Objects used as a kind of Divine oracle which the High Priest wore on his breast, v. B.B. 122a. ');"><sup>7</sup></span> and in the presence of all Israel, so at all times there must be an urn, the Urim and Tummim, and the presence of all Israel! But clearly, the answer given by R. Mathna is the better one.
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