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Shemot 28

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1 ואתה הקרב אליך את־אהרן אחיך ואת־בניו אתו מתוך בני ישראל לכהנו־לי אהרן נדב ואביהוא אלעזר ואיתמר בני אהרן׃

2 ועשית בגדי־קדש לאהרן אחיך לכבוד ולתפארת׃

3 ואתה תדבר אל־כל־חכמי־לב אשר מלאתיו רוח חכמה ועשו את־בגדי אהרן לקדשו לכהנו־לי׃

4 ואלה הבגדים אשר יעשו חשן ואפוד ומעיל וכתנת תשבץ מצנפת ואבנט ועשו בגדי־קדש לאהרן אחיך ולבניו לכהנו־לי׃

5 והם יקחו את־הזהב ואת־התכלת ואת־הארגמן ואת־תולעת השני ואת־השש׃ ף

6 ועשו את־האפד זהב תכלת וארגמן תולעת שני ושש משזר מעשה חשב׃

7 שתי* כתפת חברת יהיה־לו אל־שני קצותיו וחבר׃

8 וחשב אפדתו אשר עליו כמעשהו ממנו יהיה זהב תכלת וארגמן ותולעת שני ושש משזר׃

9 ולקחת את־שתי אבני־שהם ופתחת עליהם שמות בני ישראל׃

10 ששה משמתם על האבן האחת ואת־שמות הששה הנותרים על־האבן השנית כתולדתם׃

11 מעשה חרש אבן פתוחי חתם תפתח את־שתי האבנים על־שמת בני ישראל מסבת משבצות זהב תעשה אתם׃

12 ושמת את־שתי האבנים על כתפת האפד אבני זכרן לבני ישראל ונשא אהרן את־שמותם לפני יהוה על־שתי כתפיו לזכרן׃ ס

13 ועשית משבצת זהב׃

14 ושתי שרשרת זהב טהור מגבלת תעשה אתם מעשה עבת ונתתה את־שרשרת העבתת על־המשבצת׃ ס

15 ועשית חשן משפט מעשה חשב כמעשה אפד תעשנו זהב תכלת וארגמן ותולעת שני ושש משזר תעשה אתו׃

16 רבוע יהיה כפול זרת ארכו וזרת רחבו׃

17 ומלאת בו מלאת אבן ארבעה טורים אבן טור אדם פטדה וברקת הטור האחד׃

18 והטור השני נפך ספיר ויהלם׃

19 והטור השלישי לשם שבו ואחלמה׃

20 והטור הרביעי תרשיש ושהם וישפה משבצים זהב יהיו במלואתם׃

21 והאבנים תהיין על־שמת בני־ישראל שתים עשרה על־שמתם פתוחי חותם איש על־שמו תהיין לשני עשר שבט׃

22 ועשית על־החשן שרשת גבלת מעשה עבת זהב טהור׃

23 ועשית על־החשן שתי טבעות זהב ונתת את־שתי הטבעות על־שני קצות החשן׃

24 ונתתה את־שתי עבתת הזהב על־שתי הטבעת אל־קצות החשן׃

25 ואת שתי קצות שתי העבתת תתן על־שתי המשבצות ונתתה על־כתפות האפד אל־מול פניו׃

26 ועשית שתי טבעות זהב ושמת אתם על־שני קצות החשן על־שפתו אשר אל־עבר האפד* ביתה׃

27 ועשית שתי טבעות זהב ונתתה אתם על־שתי כתפות האפוד מלמטה ממול פניו לעמת מחברתו ממעל לחשב האפוד׃

28 וירכסו את־החשן [כ= מטבעתו] [ק= מטבעתיו] אל־טבעת האפד בפתיל תכלת להיות על־חשב האפוד ולא־יזח החשן מעל האפוד׃

29 ונשא אהרן את־שמות בני־ישראל בחשן המשפט על־לבו בבאו אל־הקדש לזכרן לפני־יהוה תמיד׃

30 ונתת אל־חשן המשפט את־האורים ואת־התמים והיו על־לב אהרן בבאו לפני יהוה ונשא אהרן את־משפט בני־ישראל על־לבו לפני יהוה תמיד׃ ס

31 ועשית את־מעיל האפוד כליל תכלת׃

32 והיה פי־ראשו בתוכו שפה יהיה לפיו סביב מעשה ארג כפי תחרא יהיה־לו לא יקרע׃

33 ועשית על־שוליו רמני תכלת וארגמן ותולעת שני על־שוליו סביב ופעמני זהב בתוכם סביב׃

34 פעמן זהב ורמון פעמן זהב ורמון על־שולי המעיל סביב׃

35 והיה על־אהרן לשרת ונשמע קולו בבאו אל־הקדש לפני יהוה ובצאתו ולא ימות׃ ס

36 ועשית ציץ זהב טהור ופתחת עליו פתוחי חתם קדש ליהוה׃

37 ושמת אתו על־פתיל תכלת והיה על־המצנפת אל־מול פני־המצנפת יהיה׃

38 והיה על־מצח אהרן ונשא אהרן את־עון הקדשים אשר יקדישו בני ישראל לכל־מתנת קדשיהם והיה על־מצחו תמיד לרצון להם לפני יהוה׃

39 ושבצת הכתנת שש ועשית מצנפת שש ואבנט תעשה מעשה רקם׃

40 ולבני אהרן תעשה כתנת ועשית להם אבנטים ומגבעות תעשה להם לכבוד ולתפארת׃

41 והלבשת אתם את־אהרן אחיך ואת־בניו אתו ומשחת אתם ומלאת את־ידם וקדשת אתם וכהנו לי׃

42 ועשה להם מכנסי־בד לכסות בשר ערוה ממתנים ועד־ירכים יהיו׃

43 והיו על־אהרן ועל־בניו בבאם אל־אהל מועד או בגשתם אל־המזבח לשרת בקדש ולא־ישאו עון ומתו חקת עולם לו ולזרעו אחריו׃ ס

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 9814

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9814. And thou shalt make garments of holiness for Aaron thy brother. That this signifies a representative of the spiritual kingdom joined to the celestial kingdom, is evident from the signification of “garments,” as being truths in general, and indeed truths which clothe good (see n. 5954, 9212, 9216). That “garments” denote truths, originates in heaven, where angels appear clothed in garments in accordance with their truths from good (n. 165, 5248, 5954, 9212); from which it can be seen that by the garments of Aaron was represented the spiritual kingdom of the Lord joined to His celestial kingdom. For Aaron represented the Lord as to the Divine celestial (n. 9810); whence the garments joined to him represented the Divine spiritual joined to the celestial kingdom, as a garment is to the body. The Divine spiritual is the Divine truth that proceeds from the Lord’s Divine good; this appears in heaven as light, and moreover, is the light which illumines the external as well as the internal sight of the angels. The modification of this light according to the recipient subjects, which are angels, presents to the sight various phenomena, such as clouds, rainbows, colors, and splendors, of various kinds; and it also presents shining garments about the angels. From this it can be seen that the spiritual kingdom of the Lord was represented by Aaron’s garments of holiness. For there are two kingdoms into which the heavens have been divided, the celestial kingdom and the spiritual kingdom (on which see n. 9277); they who are in the celestial kingdom appear naked, but they who are in the spiritual kingdom appear clothed. From this it is again evident that it is Divine truth, or the Divine spiritual, and which appears as light, that invests or clothes.

[2] But who could possibly believe that within the church, where there is the Word, and the consequent enlightenment about Divine and heavenly things, ignorance so great should reign that it is not known that angels and spirits are in the human form, and appear to themselves as men; and also that they see and hear each other, and converse together; and that it is known still less that they appear clothed in garments. That this is the case falls not only into doubt, but also into total denial, with those who are so much immersed in outward things as to believe that the body alone lives, and that all is nothing which they do not see with the bodily eyes, and touch with the bodily hands (n. 1881); when yet the heavens are full of men, who are angels, and who are clothed in garments of varied resplendence. But nothing of these things can be seen by a man on earth through the eyes of his body; but through the eyes of his spirit, when these are opened by the Lord. The angels who were seen by the ancients, as by Abraham, Sarah, Lot, Jacob, Joshua, Gideon, and also the prophets, were not seen with the eyes of the body, but with the eyes of the spirit, which were then opened. That these angels appeared clothed in garments, is evident from the angels who sat at the Lord’s sepulcher, and were seen in shining white garments by Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James (Matthew 28:3; Mark 16:5; Luke 24:4); and especially is the same thing evident from the Lord Himself when seen in His glory by Peter, James, and John, in that His raiment was then white and glistering, and was like the light (Matthew 17:2; Luke 9:29; by which raiment there was also represented the Divine spiritual, that is, the Divine truth which is from Him.

[3] From this it can be seen what is signified by “white garments” in Revelation:

Thou hast a few names in Sardis which have not defiled their garments, and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy. He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white garments (Revelation 3:4-5);

here “garments” denote spiritual truths, which are truths from good (as was shown above); and “white” denotes genuine truth (n. 3301, 4007, 5319). In like manner elsewhere:

I saw heaven open, and behold a white horse, and He that sat upon him was called Faithful and True; and in righteousness He doth judge and fight. His armies in heaven followed Him clothed in fine linen, white and clean (Revelation 19:11, 14).

Upon the thrones I saw four and twenty elders, clothed in white garments (Revelation 4:4).

  
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Exodus 28

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1 "Bring Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, near to you from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.

2 You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.

3 You shall speak to all who are wise-hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron's garments to sanctify him, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.

4 These are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of checker work, a turban, and a sash: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, and his sons, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.

5 They shall take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.

6 "They shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the skillful workman.

7 It shall have two shoulder straps joined to the two ends of it, that it may be joined together.

8 The skillfully woven band, which is on it, that is on him, shall be like its work and of the same piece; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

9 You shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the children of Israel:

10 six of their names on the one stone, and the names of the six that remain on the other stone, in the order of their birth.

11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones, according to the names of the children of Israel: you shall make them to be enclosed in settings of gold.

12 You shall put the two stones on the shoulder straps of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before Yahweh on his two shoulders for a memorial.

13 You shall make settings of gold,

14 and two chains of pure gold; you shall make them like cords of braided work: and you shall put the braided chains on the settings.

15 "You shall make a breastplate of judgment, the work of the skillful workman; like the work of the ephod you shall make it; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, you shall make it.

16 It shall be square and folded double; a span shall be its length of it, and a span its breadth.

17 You shall set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of ruby, topaz, and beryl shall be the first row;

18 and the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald;

19 and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

20 and the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be enclosed in gold in their settings.

21 The stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, everyone according to his name, they shall be for the twelve tribes.

22 You shall make on the breastplate chains like cords, of braided work of pure gold.

23 You shall make on the breastplate two rings of gold, and shall put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

24 You shall put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings at the ends of the breastplate.

25 The other two ends of the two braided chains you shall put on the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod in its forepart.

26 You shall make two rings of gold, and you shall put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on its edge, which is toward the side of the ephod inward.

27 You shall make two rings of gold, and shall put them on the two shoulder straps of the ephod underneath, in its forepart, close by its coupling, above the skillfully woven band of the ephod.

28 They shall bind the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate may not swing out from the ephod.

29 Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment on his heart, when he goes in to the holy place, for a memorial before Yahweh continually.

30 You shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be on Aaron's heart, when he goes in before Yahweh: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel on his heart before Yahweh continually.

31 "You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue.

32 It shall have a hole for the head in its midst: it shall have a binding of woven work around its hole, as it were the hole of a coat of mail, that it not be torn.

33 On its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, around its hem; and bells of gold between and around them:

34 a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, around the hem of the robe.

35 It shall be on Aaron to minister: and its sound shall be heard when he goes in to the holy place before Yahweh, and when he comes out, that he not die.

36 "You shall make a plate of pure gold, and engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet, 'HOLY TO YAHWEH.'

37 You shall put it on a lace of blue, and it shall be on the sash; on the front of the sash it shall be.

38 It shall be on Aaron's forehead, and Aaron shall bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall make holy in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always on his forehead, that they may be accepted before Yahweh.

39 You shall weave the coat in checker work of fine linen, and you shall make a turban of fine linen, and you shall make a sash, the work of the embroiderer.

40 "You shall make coats for Aaron's sons, and you shall make sashes for them and you shall make headbands for them, for glory and for beauty.

41 You shall put them on Aaron your brother, and on his sons with him, and shall anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office.

42 You shall make them linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness; from the waist even to the thighs they shall reach:

43 They shall be on Aaron, and on his sons, when they go in to the Tent of Meeting, or when they come near to the altar to minister in the holy place; that they don't bear iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute forever to him and to his descendants after him.