출애굽기 28:6 미드라쉬: Midrash Tanchuma Buber & Aggadat Bereshit

How many were skilled but could not erect the Tabernacle?³¹Exod. R. 52:4. Solomon said (in Prov. 31:29): MANY DAUGHTERS HAVE DONE VALIANTLY, <BUT YOU SURPASS THEM ALL>. Why? Because they built the Tabernacle but did not know how to set it up. Each and everyone took his work and went to Moses. Each and every one would say: Here is my hook. Here is my board. Here is my bolt. But the Holy Spirit rested upon Moses, and he erected the tabernacle. Still you should not say <that> Moses <did it>. Rather The Tabernacle arose by itself, as stated (in Exod. 40:17): THE TABERNACLE WAS ERECTED. And you should not speak of the Tabernacle < alone being automatically erected >, but also of the Universal House (i.e., the Temple).³²On the Temple erecting itself, see Numb. R. 14:3; PR 6:7. Had it not been for the Holy One helping, neither Solomon nor all Israel would have built it. Where is it shown? Where David says so (in Ps. 127:1): UNLESS THE LORD BUILDS THE HOUSE, [THE BUILDERS' LABOR ON IT IN VAIN]. Therefore, the Tabernacle was erected through work of miracles. As soon as that Tabernacle was erected, all Israel began to rejoice, as stated (in Cant. 3:11): O DAUGHTERS OF ZION, GO FORTH AND GAZE AT KING SOLOMON (rt.: ShLM), <i.e.> at the king to whom peace (rt.: ShLM) belongs, i.e., the Supreme King of Kings, the Holy One. (Ibid., cont.:) [IN THE CROWN WITH WHICH HIS MOTHER CROWNED HIM, for the < verse here> is calling the Tabernacle a crown. Just as this crown is described, so was the Tabernacle described (e.g., in Exod. 36:35): BLUE AND PURPLE.³³These words also appear with reference to the Tabernacle in Exod. 25:4; 26:1, 31, 36; 27:16; 35:6, 23; 36:8, 37; 38:18. Cf. II Chron. 3:14, which uses the words with reference to the Temple. Nowhere do these words refer to a crown, but cf. Numb. R. 12:8, and Cant. R. 3:11:2 which maintain that the Tabernacle was like a crown because it was set with various elements like blue and purple which one would expect to find in a crown. See also Exod. 28:6, 8, 15, 33; 39: 1–2, 5, 8, 24, 29 where the high-priestly breast plate, the ephod, and various other articles of priestly clothing all have BLUE AND PURPLE.

Chapter 34: Torah [1] "And Abraham was old, coming with days" (Genesis 24:1)."The Woman of Valor, who can find? etc." (Proverbs 31:10) This entire verse is required regarding Sarah, as it is written above, "Afterward, Abraham buried Sarah" etc. (Genesis 23:19) and as soon as Sarah died, old age came upon him and he became elderly. The spirit of prophecy cried out and said, "A capable wife, who can find her..." This can be compared to a skilled ship captain who conquered the waters and winds. Suddenly, pirates attacked him and he fought them off. Later, he came to a treacherous strait and a strong wind shattered his ship. He begged for mercy from the people around him, saying, "Yesterday, I conquered the waters and killed the pirates. Now, I ask others to save me." They replied, "When your ship was strong, you were a hero and didn't need our help. Now that your ship is broken, you seek our aid." Similarly, Abraham was a hero and fought off the pirates when they attacked him (Genesis 14:15). He also divided his wealth among himself, Ishmael, and his household of 318 people (Genesis 14:14). He saw his own strength on the day of Isaac's circumcision (Genesis 17:26) and was blessed by God (Genesis 14:19). Now, you say, "I am a stranger and a resident, etc." He said to them, "What shall I do? My wife has died, as it is written 'And I will bury my dead, etc.' (Genesis 23:4)." Immediately, Abraham grew old. "A woman of valor, who can find her?" (Proverbs 31:10). This is Sarah, for "a woman of beautiful appearance" (Genesis 12:11), her husband trusted in her. "Please say that you are my sister" (Genesis 12:13). "And he had abundant livestock" (Genesis 13:2). His camel was good and not evil, and Abraham treated it well for her (Genesis 12:16). She sought wool and flax, for she also fulfilled the commandments like Abraham. "Whatever Sarah tells you, listen to her voice, for in Isaac shall your offspring be called" (Genesis 21:12). She was like a merchant ship that had been across the river and came to the land of Canaan. "And she rose up in the middle of the night, and Abraham rose early in the morning, etc." (Genesis 19:27). She planned a field and took it, which was the field of Machpelah, as it is written "So the field and the cave in it were established" (Genesis 23:20). She planted a vineyard with the fruit of her hands, for "the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel" (Isaiah 5:7). She girded her loins with strength when the angels came to eat with Abraham and said to her, "Quickly, make three seahs, etc." (Genesis 18:6). The reason was that she was a good trader, and to Sarah he said, "Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver, etc." (Genesis 20:16). She sent out her hand with the spindle, etc. (Proverbs 31:19). She drove out this maidservant (Genesis 21:10). "Do not be afraid for your household from snow, for the Holy One, blessed be He, made an agreement with him that in the merit of circumcision and Sabbath, his sons will not descend to Gehenna. For every household that is circumcised has two Sabbath days and clothing. She made coverings for herself when they asked him, "Where is Sarah, your wife?" And he said, "Behold, in the tent" (Genesis 18:9). They said to her, "Behold, you are with child, and your sons are destined to be priests, to wear the priestly garments and to serve in the Tent of Meeting, as it is written 'And they shall make the ephod, etc.'" (Exodus 28:6). When Sarah died, he leapt upon her, old and aged. Immediately, her husband became known in the gates, etc.