Commentary for Ezekiel 27:7
שֵׁשׁ־בְּרִקְמָ֤ה מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ הָיָ֣ה מִפְרָשֵׂ֔ךְ לִהְי֥וֹת לָ֖ךְ לְנֵ֑ס תְּכֵ֧לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן מֵאִיֵּ֥י אֱלִישָׁ֖ה הָיָ֥ה מְכַסֵּֽךְ׃
Of fine linen with richly woven work from Egypt Was thy sail, That it might be to thee for an ensign; Blue and purple from the isles of Elishah Was thine awning.
Rashi on Ezekiel
Linen with embroidery linen cloth made with pictures and embroideries.
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your sail [Heb. מִפְרָשֵּׂךּ,] that which is called voile in French, a sail.
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to be to you for a staff to spread it on the pole of cedar and to raise it on the mast. נֵס is in the language of the Mishnah כְּלוֹנֵס, and in French perche, pole, rod.
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was your covering as a tent and a roof over the entire surface of the ship.
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