Jewish scholars -- France -- Troyes -- Biography; Rabbis -- France -- Troyes -- Biography; Rashi, 1040-1105
4. <H>Tejelet (Tav Kaf Lamed Tav)</H>]. Wool dyed in the
blood of the <I>halazon</I>[77] and of a greenish color.
<H>viargaman (Vav Alef Resh Gimel Mem Final_Nun)</H>]. Wool
dyed with a sort of coloring matter bearing this name.
<H>Vasmesh (Vav Shin Shin)</H>]. Linen. <H>izim (Ayin Zayin
Yod Final_Mem)</H>]. Goats' hair; this is why Onkelos
translates it by <H>mazi (Mem Ayin Zayin Yod),</H> but not
"goats," which he would have rendered by <H>azia (Ayin Zayin
Yod Alef).</H>
5. <I>And rams' skins dyed red</I>]. Dyed red after having
been dressed. <H>techashim (Tav Het Shin Yod Final_Mem</H>].
A sort of animal created for the purpose and having various
colors; that is why the Targum translates the word by
<H>isasgona (Yod Samekh Samekh Gimel Vav Nun Alef),</H> "he
rejoices in his colors and boasts of them."[78] <I>And
shittim wood</I>] - But whence did the Israelites in the
desert obtain it? R. Tanhuma explains: The patriarch Jacob,
thanks to a Divine revelation, had foreseen that one day his
de
scendants would construct a Tabernacle in the desert. He,
therefore, carried shittim trees into Egypt, and planted them
there, advising his sons to take them along with them when
they left the country.
6. <I>Oil for the light</I>]. "Pure <I>oil olive</I> beaten
for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always."[79]
<I>Spices for anointing oil</I>]. Prepared for the purpose of
anointing both the vessels of the Tabernacle and the
Tabernacle itself. Spices entered into the composition of this
oil, as is said in K<I>Ki-Tissa.</I>[80] <I>And for sweet
incense</I>] which was burned night and morning, as is
described in detail in <I>Tezaweh.</I>[81] As to the word
<H>ketoret (Qof Mem Resh Tav),</H> it comes from the rising of
the smoke (<H>Kitor (Qof Mem Vav Resh)</H>).
7. <I>Onyx stones</I>]. Two were needed for the ephod,
described in <I>Tezaweh.</I>[82] <I>And stones to be set</I>]
for an ouch of gold was made in which the stones were set,
entirely filling it. These stones are called "stones to be
set." As to the bezel it is called <H>mishbetzet (Mem Shin
Bet Tsadi Tav.</H> <I>In the ephod, and in the
breastplate</I>]. Onyx stones for the ephod and "stones to be
set" for the breastplate. The breastplate as well as the
ephod are described in <I>Tezaweh</I>[83]; they are two sorts
of ornaments.
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