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אָמַר הַהוּא יַנוּקָא, וְכִי תַּוָוהָא אִיהוּ בְּיַנוּקֵי לְמֶהֱוֵי לוֹן נְבוּאָה, וְהָא קְרָא שְׁלִים אִיהוּ. מְנָלָן. דִּכְתִּיב וְכָל בָּנַיִךְ לִמּוּדֵי יְיָ'. אִינּוּן וַדַּאי לִמּוּדֵי יְיָ', וּנְבוּאָה מִנְּהוֹן נָפְקָא, מַה דְּלֵית הָכִי לְכָל עָלְמָא, אֶלָּא לְיִשְׂרָאֵל בִּלְחוֹדוֹי, דִּכְתִּיב בְּהוּ וְכָל בָּנַיִךְ לִמּוּדֵי יְיָ', וּבְגִינֵי כַּךְ מִנְּהוֹן נָפְקָא נְבוּאָה. אָתָא רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן וּנְשָׁקֵיהּ אָמַר מִיוּמָאִי לָא שְׁמַעְנָא דָּא, בַּר הַשְׁתָּא. And the boy said: ‘Why do you marvel that children have the spirit of prophecy, seeing that this is clearly foreshadowed in the Scriptures? It is written: “And all thy children shall be taught by the Lord.” And, truly, when they are taught by the Lord they prophesy. Of all peoples it is only Israel of whose children it says that they shall be taught by the Lord, therefore out of them prophecy comes forth. ‘ Hearing this, R. Simeon came up to the boy and kissed him, saying: ‘I have never heard this idea till now.’