Or HaChaim on Ki Sisa 32:2

Parashas Ki Sisa · EXTRA (side-ring) · Passuk 32:2

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Sefaria — Or HaChaim on Ki Sisa 32:2

Core Text — Or HaChaim on Ki Sisa 32:2
וַיֹּאמֶר. פֵּרוּשׁ, אֲלֵיהֶם הוּא שֶׁאָמַר כֵּן, וּלְבָבוֹ לֹא כֵן יַחְשׁוֹב. פָּרְקוּ. פֵּרוּשׁ, אַתֶּם וְלֹא הֵם. נִזְמֵי הַזָּהָב. וְלֹא זָהָב אַחֵר. אֲשֶׁר בְּאָזְנֵי. אִם יֶשְׁנָם וְלֹא מוּנָחִים בָּאַרְגָּז, וְלֹא שֶׁיִּלְבְּשׁוּ מֵחָדָשׁ, וְאִם לֹא דָּבָר זֶה מְעַכֵּב. גַּם אָמַר נְשֵׁיכֶם בְּנֵיכֶם וּבְנוֹתֵיכֶם שֶׁלֹּא לְהַנִּיחַ זָהָב עַל כֻּלָּם, וּבְאֶמְצָעוּת כָּל זֶה יִתְעַכְּבוּ זְמַן מָה. גַּם אָמַר וְהָבִיאוּ פֵּרוּשׁ וְלֹא תִשְׁלְחוּ עַל יְדֵי שָׁלִיחַ, אֵלַי וְלֹא לְזוּלָתִי וְלֹא עַל יֶדְכֶם. וְטַעְמוֹ שֶׁדָּבָר הַנַּעֲשֶׂה עַל יְדֵי רַבִּים אֵין בּוֹ עִכּוּב וְעַל יְדֵי יָחִיד יִתְעַכֵּב קְצָת, וְהֵם לֹא נִתְעַכְּבוּ וְעָשׂוּ כָּל הַתְּנָאִים זוּלַת הַנְּזָמִים, אָמְרוּ זִכְרוֹנָם לִבְרָכָה (תנחומא) שֶׁלֹּא רָצוּ הַנָּשִׁים, וְהֵבִיאוּ אֶת שֶׁלָּהֶם כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא לְהִתְעַכֵּב.

English: ויאמר , "He said, etc." This means that what Aharon said was not what he meant in his heart. פרקו !, "remove!" Aharon referred to the males, i.e. it was an imperative. נזמי הזהב , golden rings; no other gold. אשר באזני נשיכם , "which are in the ears of your wives." They were only to bring the golden earrings actually being worn by their wives at the time, not any rings lying in a box, etc. They were not even to put on these rings in order for their husbands to remove them. Aharon spoke of both "your wives, your sons and your daughters;" Aharon did not want the men to leave their family members while the latter were wearing any golden jewelry at all. He intended to delay the menfolk bringing him

Type of Learning

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