Commentary for Yoma 145:18

אין שואלין בקול שנאמר (במדבר כז, כא) ושאל לו ולא מהרהר בלבו שנאמר ושאל לו לפני ה' אלא כדרך שאמרה חנה בתפלתה שנאמר (שמואל א א, יג) וחנה היא מדברת על לבה

He who was consulted answered: 'Thus saith the Lord: Go up and succeed'! R'Judah said: He need not say, 'This saith the Lord' but only 'Go up and succeed' - One does not inquire in a loud voice, as it is said: Who shall inquire for him;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Num. XXVII, 21.');">²⁵</span> neither shall one but think thereof in one's heart, a it is said: 'Who shall inquire for him';<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Num. XXVII, 21.');">²⁵</span>

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