Musar for Sanhedrin 27:9

דא"ר שמואל בר נחמן א"ר יונתן מניין שאין נסמכין לבית עלי שנאמר (שמואל א ב, לב) לא יהיה זקן בביתך כל הימים מאי זקן אילימא זקן ממש והכתיב (שמואל א ב, לג) כל מרבית ביתך ימותו אנשים אלא סמיכה

R. Johanan was very anxious to ordain R. Hanina and R. Oshaia, but his hope could not be realised,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because when they were with him, he could not procure another two to assist him, ordination requiring a board of three. ');">¹⁴</span> and it grieved him very much. They said to him: Master, you need not grieve, for we are descendants of the house of Eli.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And therefore cannot receive that dignity. V. infra. ');">¹⁵</span>

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