Mesorat%20hashas for Sanhedrin 26:11

אמר ליה רב אחא בריה דרבא לרב אשי בידא ממש סמכין ליה אמר ליה סמכין ליה בשמא קרי ליה רבי ויהבי ליה רשותא למידן דיני קנסות

It is taught: The laying on [of hands], and the laying on [of hands] of the Elders is performed by three. What is meant by, 'Laying on [of hands]', and 'Laying on [of hands] of the Elders'? — R. Johanan said: [The latter] refers to the ordination of Elders. Abaye asked R. Joseph: Whence do we deduce that three are required for the ordination of Elders? Shall we say, from the verse, And he [Moses] laid his hand upon him [Joshua]<a rel="footnote" href="#56a_29">²⁹</a> If so, one should be sufficient! And should you say, Moses stood in place of seventy-one,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., having the same authority. ');">³⁰</span>

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