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VERSE: Ex31-10a


RASHIS COVERED: Ex31-10a Ex31-10b Ex35-19a Ex39-01a


========== 4 METHODS FOR STRENGTHENING CROSS REFERENCE ========

   Ex35-19a mentions the the production of SERAD CLOTHES

   What are these SERAD CLOTHES?

   Rashi says they refer to the UTENSIL COVERS mentioned
   in Nu04.

   Four methods are used to strengthen this association.
   They involve examinations of
   * ROOTS
   * VERSES
   * MATERIALS
   * ELIMINATION OF ALTERNATIVES
   There are a variety of techniques that a person studying
   Biblical meaning can use. Using Rashi we supply at
   least 4 methods*5

   This Rashi is also instructive to see the variation in tone
   in Rashi.*6
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METHOD USED MAIN POINT OF FOCUS    RELATION TO Nu04
=========== ====================== =============================
ROOTS       SeRaD means Leftover   Leftover looking rags *1
VERSES      SeRaD vs Priest cloth  SeRaD= cover: Priest=Priest*2
MATERIALS   SeRaD had no linen*3   All priest clothes did have*3
ELIMINATION All of Ex25,26 in Ex35 Only Nu04 not yet mentioned*4

NOTES
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*1 Rashi (Ex31-10b)explains that the covers LOOKED LIKE LEFTOVER
   CLOTHES since they had a net like appearance with
   many holes.

   This corresponds to the Yiddish SHMATAHS -- worn out garments
   that are used around the house.

   In a similar manner even though these garments were
   specifically produced for the purpose of covering
   utensils, nevertheless they are called the LEFTOVER
   GARMENTS (i.e. the SHMATAHS) and they indeed were
   produced with a net like appearance like SHMATAHS.

   In summary they had the FORM (net like with holes)
   and FUNCTION (used to cover items) of LEFTOVER
   GARMENTS (Shmatahs).

   Finally we point out that even though these cloths
   were never worn they are called GARMENTS -- an explicit
   usage of the word GARMENT for things not worn occurs in
   Nu04-08 (I am indebted to Harry Rashbaum from my Shomrey
   Emunah class for bringing up this point).

*2 Compare the following verses in which SERAD occurs.
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   Ex31-10 The SeRaD Clothes                  ;Priestly clothes
   Ex39-41 The SeRaD Clothes to SERVE holiness;Priestly clothes
   Ex39-01 The SeRaD Clothes to SERVE holiness;Priestly clothes
   ------------------------------------------------------------

   Collectively the 3 verses together seem to say that there
   are 2 types of >CLOTHES<:
   * Priestly Clothes
   * SeRaD Clothes used to SERVE THE HOLINESS(by eg covering
     up the utensil covers)

   In my Shomrey Emunah Rashi Class it was pointed out that
   in Modern Hebrew SERAD refers to the MINISTRY. Such
   a meaning would be derived from this verse which equates
   SERAD with SERVICE (This method differs in emphasis
   from the method of ROOTS in NOTE 1 which looks at these
   clothes not as SERVING the TEMPLE but rather as
   SHMATAHS, LEFTOVER LOOKING CLOTHES

*3 Rashi brings this argument on Ex31-10a and Ex39-01a.

   --Rashi points out that Ex39-01 lists the materials from
   which the SeRaD clothes were made--LINEN is not mentioned

   --Similarly Nu04 lists the materials from which the UTENSIL
   COVERS were made--again LINEN is not mentioned

   --But Ex28 and Ex29 mentioned the materials from which
   the Priestly garments were made and they all had LINEN.

   Hence, concludes Rashi the SeRad clothes seem to be
   different from the Priestly clothes and similar to
   the Utensil covers. This leads to the conclusion that
   the utensil covers are identical with the Serad clothes.


*4 A comparison of Ex35 vs Ex25,Ex26 shows that all the
   priestly and temple items CROSS REFERENCE each other.

   The only item NOT cross referenced in Ex35 was the
   UTENSIL COVERS mentioned in Nu04.

   Hence by a process of elimination it seems reasonable
   to CROSS REFERENCE the SERAD CLOTHES with the
   UTENSIL COVERS.

*5 Rashi mentions a 5th method: Comparison to similar
   words in other languages. For example in Aramaic
   SERAD means TO SERVE.

*6 Note the difference in Rashis tone
   * Rashi is CONJECTURAL in tone in Ex31-10a Ex31-10b Ex39-01a
   * Rashi is DEFINITE in tone in Ex35-19a
   This shows that Rashi must be read holistically.
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