Derasha 23 on Tetzaveh 28:32

Parashas Tetzaveh · Passuk 28:32

The Complete Passuk

וְהָיָ֥ה פִֽי־רֹאשׁ֖וֹ בְּתוֹכ֑וֹ שָׂפָ֡ה יִֽהְיֶה֩ לְפִ֨יו סָבִ֜יב מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֹרֵ֗ג כְּפִ֥י תַחְרָ֛א יִֽהְיֶה־לּ֖וֹ לֹ֥א יִקָּרֵֽעַ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah source status: Yoma 72b.

Sefaria — Exodus 28:32
Sefaria — Yoma 72b
E-Daf — Yoma 72b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Yoma 72b
מִיתְרְצֵי לְהוּ בְּמַעֲשֵׂה אוֹרֵג, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״מַעֲשֵׂה אוֹרֵג״. אָמַר אַבָּיֵי: לֹא נִצְרְכָה אֶלָּא לְבֵית יָד שֶׁלָּהֶם. כִּדְתַנְיָא: בֵּית יָד שֶׁל בִּגְדֵי כְהוּנָּה נֶאֱרֶגֶת בִּפְנֵי עַצְמָהּ, וְנִדְבֶּקֶת עִם הַבֶּגֶד, וּמַגַּעַת עַד פִּיסַּת הַיָּד.

English: The Gemara discusses the requirement that priestly garments be made as woven work. Abaye explains that the qualification concerns their sleeves: a sleeve is woven separately and then attached to the garment.

On the daf / in context: See the cited source for the full section.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse.

What Is Learned

The “woven work” requirement governs the construction of the priestly garments, including the separately woven sleeve.