הִבָּ֣דְל֔וּ מִתּ֖וֹךְ הָעֵדָ֣ה הַזֹּ֑את וַאַכַלֶּ֥ה אֹתָ֖ם כְּרָֽגַע׃
"Séparez-vous de cette communauté, je veux l’anéantir à l’instant!"
Mishneh Torah, Prayer and the Priestly Blessing
Every procedure of a sacred character should only take place in a congregation of Israelites, as it is said; "And I will be sanctified in the midst of the children of Israel" (Leviticus 22:32). All the recitals, referred to above, if begun when a quorum of ten was present, of whom some left, though they are not authorized to do so, are concluded by those who remain.