Midrash for Sanhedrin 32:8
אלא אותם למה לי אי לאו אותם הוה אמינא לדורות במשיחה ובעבודה דהא כתיב וכן תעשו כתב רחמנא אותם אותם במשיחה ולא לדורות במשיחה:
But why? Let us suppose [that] 'even so shall you make' applies to future generations [in this respect too]!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., in regard to the consecration of the vessels by the anointing. ');"><sup>15</sup></span> — There it is different, for Scripture states, And he had anointed them and sanctified 'otham' [them];<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Num. VII, 1. ');"><sup>16</sup></span>
Sifrei Devarim
(Devarim 16:18) "Judges and officers shall you appoint for yourself": Whence is it derived that a beth-din is appointed for all of Israel? From "Judges … shall you appoint for yourself." And whence is it derived that (police) officers are appointed for all of Israel? From "… officers shall you appoint for yourself."
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