וְשִׁבַּצְתָּ֙ הַכְּתֹ֣נֶת שֵׁ֔שׁ וְעָשִׂ֖יתָ מִצְנֶ֣פֶת שֵׁ֑שׁ וְאַבְנֵ֥ט תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה רֹקֵֽם׃
Engkau harus menenun kemeja itu dengan pola kotak-kotak dari lenan halus, engkau harus menjadikan serban dari lenan halus, dan ikat pinggang harus engkau jadikan dengan pekerjaan penyulam.
Rashi
ושבצת means make them with many checkered figures, and entirely of fine linen.
Kli Yakar
“And you shall weave the tunic of fine linen, and you shall make a turban of fine linen, and you shall make a sash, etc.” Our Sages said (Arachin 16) that the tunic comes to atone for bloodshed. What is the connection between these things? And if it is because Joseph’s brothers dipped Joseph’s tunic in blood, nevertheless, what does all bloodshed occurring in every generation have to do with the tunic? For without doubt, this atonement is for every generation and not only for the bloodshed of the tribes. The author of the Akeidah was very hard-pressed on this matter, as you will see in his book. Also, there was no actual bloodshed there, because dipping the tunic in blood is not bloodshed, though in a distant way there is an aspect of bloodshed since they sold him as a slave, and our Sages said (Bava Batra 8b) that a captive suffers all [forms of distress].
However, I found a resolution to this from what Rabbeinu Bachya wrote in Parshat Vayeshev, and these are his words: “Through the tunic, events developed into the enslavement of their bodies in Egypt, and later, there were the 10 martyrs killed by the government, for indeed the body is the tunic of the soul.” End quote. You see the Rabbi’s opinion that the body is the tunic and garment of the soul, and if so, there is a similarity and relationship between this tunic and the body of the murdered person.
And it was entirely of fine linen [shesh], that is, flax, because Cain was the first of all murderers, and the matter developed because he offered flaxseed, and his offering was not accepted while his brother Abel’s offering was accepted. Therefore, he became jealous of him and killed him. And this is why there were six [shesh] cities of refuge, because “shesh [linen]” relates to the word for “six” [shisha].
However, I found a resolution to this from what Rabbeinu Bachya wrote in Parshat Vayeshev, and these are his words: “Through the tunic, events developed into the enslavement of their bodies in Egypt, and later, there were the 10 martyrs killed by the government, for indeed the body is the tunic of the soul.” End quote. You see the Rabbi’s opinion that the body is the tunic and garment of the soul, and if so, there is a similarity and relationship between this tunic and the body of the murdered person.
And it was entirely of fine linen [shesh], that is, flax, because Cain was the first of all murderers, and the matter developed because he offered flaxseed, and his offering was not accepted while his brother Abel’s offering was accepted. Therefore, he became jealous of him and killed him. And this is why there were six [shesh] cities of refuge, because “shesh [linen]” relates to the word for “six” [shisha].
Kli Yakar
And the linen turban atones for haughtiness of spirit, because the turban was like a crown that indicates authority, as it is written Remove the turban and lift off the crown (Ezekiel 21:31). And it is written And a royal diadem in the hand of your God (Isaiah 62:3). And it was made of linen because linen is appropriate for one who rises to greatness, as it is written regarding Joseph And he clothed him in garments of fine linen (Genesis 41:42).
And the sash atones for improper thoughts of the heart; therefore, the sash was thirty-two cubits long [the numerical value of “lev” [heart] is thirty-two], and contemplating sin is worse than the sin itself, because after one has committed the act itself, one becomes satiated from the travail of their soul and their soul is disgusted by it, but the improper thoughts cling to a person forever, just as a belt clings to a man’s loins. Therefore, the sash, which clung to him like a belt, came for atonement.
And make for them linen breeches — to atone for sexual immorality, which is practiced in private when people are alone together [bad vebad], for bad [linen] also connotes the meaning of solitude/isolation. The priestly garments atoned for these eight transgressions: four of them are the most severe of all transgressions dependent on action and speech, and they are: idolatry, sexual immorality, bloodshed, and evil speech, which equals them all. And four of them are comprehensive categories: Perversion of justice causes destruction of the world; and haughtiness of spirit, contemplation of sin, and brazenness include all transgressions, and they are the most common.
And the sash atones for improper thoughts of the heart; therefore, the sash was thirty-two cubits long [the numerical value of “lev” [heart] is thirty-two], and contemplating sin is worse than the sin itself, because after one has committed the act itself, one becomes satiated from the travail of their soul and their soul is disgusted by it, but the improper thoughts cling to a person forever, just as a belt clings to a man’s loins. Therefore, the sash, which clung to him like a belt, came for atonement.
And make for them linen breeches — to atone for sexual immorality, which is practiced in private when people are alone together [bad vebad], for bad [linen] also connotes the meaning of solitude/isolation. The priestly garments atoned for these eight transgressions: four of them are the most severe of all transgressions dependent on action and speech, and they are: idolatry, sexual immorality, bloodshed, and evil speech, which equals them all. And four of them are comprehensive categories: Perversion of justice causes destruction of the world; and haughtiness of spirit, contemplation of sin, and brazenness include all transgressions, and they are the most common.