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Ramban on Exodus 39:28/רמב"ן על שמות ל״ט:כ״ח

אוּלְשׁוֹן פַּאֲרֵי הַמִּגְבָּעוֹת, שֶׁהָיוּ עוֹלוֹת עַל הָרֹאשׁ כִּפְאֵרִים, מִלְּשׁוֹן "הַפְּאֵרִים וְהַצְּעָדוֹת" (ישעיה ג כ), "פַּאֲרֵי פִשְׁתִּים יִהְיוּ עַל רֹאשָׁם" (יחזקאל מד יח): וּפֵרֵשׁ בָּאַבְנֵט שֶׁעָשׂוּ אוֹתוֹ שֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָר וּתְכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי וְלֹא נִתְפָּרֵשׁ זֶה בַּצַּוָּאָה רַק מָה שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בָּאַבְנֵט "תַּעֲשֶׂה מַעֲשֶׂה רוֹקֵם" (שמות כ"ח:ל"ט) נוֹדַע שֶׁהוּא רָקוּם בְּאַרְבַּע מִינִין הַלָּלוּ, כְּמוֹ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בַּמָּסָךְ (שמות כ"ו:ל"ו) "וְעָשִׂיתָ מָסָךְ לְפֶתַח הָאֹהֶל תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי מַעֲשֵׂה רֹקֵם": וְהָאַבְנֵט הַזֶּה הוּא גַּם בְּאַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו כְּדַעַת הָאוֹמֵר (יומא יב) אַבְנֵטוֹ שֶׁל כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל זֶהוּ אַבְנֵטוֹ שֶׁל כֹּהֵן הֶדְיוֹט. וְעַל דַּעַת הָאוֹמֵר (שם) לֹא זֶהוּ אַבְנֵטוֹ שֶׁל כֹּהֵן הֶדְיוֹט פֵּרֵשׁ בְּשֶׁל אַהֲרֹן שֶׁהוּא מַעֲשֵׂה רוֹקֵם וְלֹא הֻצְרַךְ לְהַזְכִּיר שֶׁל בָּנָיו שֶׁהוּא שֵׁשׁ, כְּמוֹ שֶׁאָמַר (שמות כ"ח:מ') "וְלִבְנֵי אַהֲרֹן תַּעֲשֶׂה כֻתֳּנֹת וְעָשִׂיתָ לָהֶם אַבְנֵטִים וּמִגְבָּעוֹת תַּעֲשֶׂה לָהֶם", וְכֻלָּן שֵׁשׁ כַּכֻּתֳּנוֹת:

1PA’AREI HAMIGBA’OTH.’ The term (the beautiful head-tires) means that these head-dresses rose upon the head like turbans, similar to the expressions, ‘hap’eirim’ (the head-tires) and the armlets;²⁶ ‘pa’arei’ (tires of) linen they shall have upon their heads.²⁷Scripture explained with reference to the belt [in the following verse], that they made it of fine-twined linen, and blue-purple, and red-purple, and scarlet. This, however, was not explained at the command, except for that which it said briefly about the belt, that thou shalt make it the work of the weaver in colors,²² from which it is known that it was to be woven of these four kinds, as it said with reference to the screen, And thou shalt make a screen for the door of the Tent, of blue-purple, and red-purple, and scarlet, and fine-twined linen, the work of the weaver in colors.²⁸ This belt referred to was also for both Aaron and his sons, in accordance with the opinion of the Sage who says²⁹, b). that the belt of the High Priest was made in the same way as that of the common priest. In the opinion, however, of the Sage who says³⁰ that the High Priest’s belt was not the same as that of the common priest, [for that of the common priest was merely of plain linen, whilst the High Priest’s was of the above-mentioned four kinds — blue-purple, red-purple, scarlet, and twined linen], Scripture explained with reference to the belt of Aaron that it should be the work of the weaver in colors,²² but it was not even necessary to mention that the one for his sons should be made of linen, just as it said, And for Aaron’s sons thou shalt make tunics, and thou shalt make for them belts, and head-tires shalt thou make for them,²³, Verse 40. [and it is self-understood] that all of them should be made of linen just like the tunics.