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¶ In every city, town, and village, ye shall ordain Teachers,
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Men and women who are apt to teach, learned in letters, and in every science, and every manner of wisdom and knowledge;
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That they may instruct you and your children, and that you may attain to all wisdom and all knowledge.
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¶ In every Synagogue shall Teachers be appointed to instruct the people on the Sabbath day in the ways of the Lord, and in the words of this Law.
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The children of the rich and the poor, shall come together to learn of them, without price.
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¶ One of the king's counselors shall be the Grand Master of all the Teachers:
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He shall be Chief in their assemblies, and shall set them in order; to him shall they all give heed.
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¶ The Teachers of eminence shall be set apart as Doctors:
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But if any have attained to very great eminence, they shall be Rabbis, and the most eminent of all shall be Rabbonis.
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¶ Ye shall establish schools in all your cities, towns and villages;
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To every one shall a Teacher be appointed; but to the large schools many, that they may be able to faithfully instruct all who come unto them.
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¶ In every city shall ye establish an Academy: a learned Doctor shall be the Chief Teacher therein.
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¶ In every city shall a College be established: a learned Rabbi shall be Chief Teacher, and he shall have Doctors for his assistants.
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¶ If the city be very large, then may you establish other Colleges; and in all the cities, and large towns may you establish other Academies;
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And the Chief Teacher where there are several Academies, shall be a Rabbi; and where there are several Colleges, shall be a Rabboni.