Derasha 38 on Tetzaveh 28:42

Parashas Tetzaveh · Passuk 28:42

The Complete Passuk

וַעֲשֵׂ֤ה לָהֶם֙ מִכְנְסֵי־בָ֔ד לְכַסּ֖וֹת בְּשַׂ֣ר עֶרְוָ֑ה מִמׇּתְנַ֥יִם וְעַד־יְרֵכַ֖יִם יִהְיֽוּ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Zevachim 18b.

Sefaria — Exodus 28:42
Sefaria — Zevachim 18b
E-Daf — Zevachim 18b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Zevachim 18b
מְתַּנְיָא: מִכְנְסֵי כֹהֲנִים לָמָּה הֵן דּוֹמִין? כְּמִין פַּלְמַנְיָא שֶׁל פָּרָשִׁים, לְמַעְלָה עַד מָתְנַיִם, לְמַטָּה עַד יְרֵכַיִם, וְיֵשׁ לָהֶן שְׁנָצִים; וְאֵין לָהֶן לֹא בֵית הַנֶּקֶב וְלֹא בֵית הָעֶרְוָה.

English: The baraisa describes the priestly trousers as resembling the riding trousers of horsemen: they extend upward to the waist and downward to the thighs and have fastening cords, without the openings used in ordinary garments.

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

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse.

What Is Learned

Chazal define the distinctive construction and coverage of the priestly trousers.