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Bamidbar 4:8 · EXTRA 1 — they shall spread a cloth of scarlet EXTRA

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וּפָרְשׂ֣וּ עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם בֶּ֚גֶד תּוֹלַ֣עַת שָׁנִ֔י וְכִסּ֣וּ אֹת֔וֹ בְּמִכְסֵ֖ה ע֣וֹר תָּ֑חַשׁ וְשָׂמ֖וּ אֶת־בַּדָּֽיו׃

They shall spread over these a crimson cloth that they shall cover with a covering of dolphin skin; and they shall put the poles in place.

Chabad.org — 4:8

Source Citation

Bamidbar Rabbah / classic — EXTRA.

Core Text of Chazal / Classic Source

Core Text

ופרשו עליהם בגד תולעת שני —\ldots על השלחן.

English: “And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet” — \ldots upon the table.

On the midrash / in context: The successive coverings of the sacred furniture are detailed; scarlet is one of the distinctive layers for the shulchan.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal record the ordered layers of cloth that protect each sacred vessel on the journey.

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