Derasha 31 on Naso 7:01

Parashas Naso · Passuk 7:01

The Complete Passuk

וַיְהִ֡י בְּיוֹם֩ כַּלּ֨וֹת מֹשֶׁ֜ה לְהָקִ֣ים אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּ֗ן וַיִּמְשַׁ֨ח אֹת֜וֹ וַיְקַדֵּ֤שׁ אֹתוֹ֙ וְאֶת־כׇּל־כֵּלָ֔יו וְאֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ וְאֶת־כׇּל־כֵּלָ֑יו וַיִּמְשָׁחֵ֖ם וַיְקַדֵּ֥שׁ אֹתָֽם׃

On the day that Moses finished setting up the Tabernacle, he anointed and consecrated it and all its furnishings, as well as the altar and its utensils. When he had anointed and consecrated them,

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Source: Bamidbar Rabbah 12:15.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Bamidbar Rabbah 12:15
ויהי ביום כלות משה להקים — תניא, כל שבעה ימי המלואים היה משה מעמיד ומפרק את המשכן, וביום השמיני העמידו ולא פרקו.

English: “On the day Moshe finished erecting” — it was taught: Throughout the seven days of inauguration Moshe would erect and dismantle the Mishkan; on the eighth day he erected it and did not dismantle it.

In context: The “finishing” marks the permanent erection after the week of temporary assemblies.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal describe the sevenfold erecting and dismantling before the final permanent standing of the Mishkan.