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משך חכמה — כאשר צוה ה' את משה — חוזר שבע פעמים

Why does "כאשר צוה ה' את משה" repeat seven times specifically about the בגדי כהונה (and not about the building of the Mishkan itself)?

יתכן משום דהבגדים היו של כלאים — שש וצמר — וזה אינו מותר רק על פי ציווי ה' את משה, שנביא אחר אינו יכול לעקור את דבר ה' שלא ללבוש כלאים.

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משך חכמה

משך חכמה, פקודי ו׳

Meshekh Chokhmah, Pekudei:6

Q — Why does "כאשר צוה ה' את משה" repeat seven times specifically about the בגדי כהונה (and not about the building of the Mishkan itself)?

A — Two answers: (1) The garments contain shaatnez (wool and linen) — permitted only by a direct command from Hashem to Moshe, since no later prophet may override "לא תלבש שעטנז" — so the verse emphasizes that this very specific Mosaic directive is the source of permission; (2) Items shaped like Mishkan kelim are forbidden for private use, so a Mishkan vessel defaults to being made for the Mishkan; bigdei kehunah, however, may be made for hedyot, so each garment requires explicit lishmah intent — hence the repeated "כאשר צוה ה'" indicating that each was made "לשם ציווי ה'."

יתכן משום דהבגדים היו של כלאים — שש וצמר — וזה אינו מותר רק על פי ציווי ה' את משה, שנביא אחר אינו יכול לעקור את דבר ה' שלא ללבוש כלאים.

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