Yerushalmi Yoma 7:3 ירושלמי יומא ז׳:ג׳

MISHNAH: The High Priest officiates in eight garments and the common priest⁶¹Greek ὶδιώτης, ὁ. in four, in shirt, trousers, turban, and belt⁶²Ex. 28:40,42.. The High Priest in addition wears breastplate, vest, coat, and diadem⁶³Ex. 28:4,36,42.. In these one asks Urim and Tummim, but one does not ask for common people, only for a king, or the Court, or one on whom rest the needs of the public.

HALAKHAH: Why does the High Priest serve in eight vestments? Rebbi Ḥanania the colleague of the rabbis said, corresponding to circumcision, which takes place on the eighth day. Because of My covenant was with him⁶⁶Mal. 2:5. In rabbinic usage, the common meaning of “covenant” is “circumcision”.. Why does he not serve in the golden vestments? Because of haughtiness. Rebbi Simon said, because of do not inflate yourself in front of the king⁶⁷Prov. 25:6.. Rebbi Levi said, because an accuser⁶⁸Greek κατήγωρ, κατήγορος, ὁ. does not become a defense attorney⁶⁹Greek συνήγορος, ὁ.. Yesterday it was written about them, they made golden gods for themselves⁷⁰Ex. 32:31. Babli Rosh Hashanah 26a, in the name of Rav Ḥisda., and today he would officiate in golden vestments?

Rebbi Ḥiyya stated: And he shall wear them⁷¹Lev. 16:4, based on a metathesis -לבשם בל שם ., they shall be worn out there, there they were hidden, there they were rotting, and were not qualified for the next Day of Atonement⁷²The Babli 12b and Sifra Aḥare Pereq6(7) have another argument based on Lev.16:23.. [It was stated: Rebbi Dosa says, they were qualified for a common priest.]⁷³Addition of the corrector, possibly from the Babli 12b or Sifra Ṣaw Pereq 2(1). A common priest has to wear linen shirt and trousers for the removal of ashes from the altar; Lev. 6:3. In addition, there is the opinion, stated later in this paragraph, that the common priest’s belt also was simply linen. It was stated⁷⁴Babli 12b and Sifra Ṣaw Pereq 2(1).: Rebbi said, there are two answers in the matter; one for clothing of the High Priest, and one for clothing of the common priest. It was stated⁷⁴Babli 12b and Sifra Ṣaw Pereq 2(1).: Rebbi and Rebbi Eleazar ben Rebbi Simeon did not disagree about the belt of the High Priest on the Day of Atonement that it was of byssus, and on all other days of the year that it contained kilaim⁷⁵A linen belt for the Day of Atonement is prescribed in Lev. 16:4, while for the golden garments the belt is made from gold thread, blue, crimson, and purple wool, and linen (Ex. 28:5,39). The belt of common priests is mentioned as necessary in Ex.28:40, but its materials are not specified ., about what did they disagree? About the belt of the common priest, where Rebbi says, it contained kilaim, but Rebbi Eleazar ben Rebbi Simeon says, it did not contain kilaim. Rebbi Jacob bar Aḥa, Rebbi Abbahu in the name of Rebbi Joḥanan: The reason of Rebbi, you shall do to Aaron and his sons so, all that I had commanded you⁷⁶Ex. 29:35.. Since the garments of Aaron contain kilaim, so also the garments of his sons contain kilaim. How does Rebbi Eleazar ben Rebbi Simeon explain the verse? Aaron with what is appropriate for him, and his sons with what is appropriate for them.

⁷⁷A parallel (except for the corrector’s additions) is found in the Babli, Zevaḥim88b, Arakhin 16a, in the name of R. Anani bar Sason. Rebbi Simon said, just as sacrifices atone, so the garments⁷⁸The High Priest’s. atone, shirt, trousers, turban, and vest. The shirt was atoning for [wearers of kilaim⁷⁹While most of the High Priest’s garments contained kilaim, only the shirt was worn directly on the body. It seems that the trident here interprets the argument at the start of kilaim 9:1 to mean that biblically on kilaim which gives immediate protection to the body is forbidden. There are those who want to say,]⁸⁰Corrector’s addition (from a different source, not in the parallel in the Babli.) for spillers of blood, as you are saying,⁸¹Gen. 37:31. they dipped the shirt in blood. The trousers were atoning for uncovering nakedness⁸²The technical term for incest and adultery., as you are saying⁸³Ex. 28:42., make for them linen trousers to cover the flesh⁸⁴“Flesh” as a limb always denotes the penis, the only boneless limb.of nakedness. The turban was atoning for haughtiness, as you are saying,⁸⁵Lev. 8:9. This is a pun on the expression “thick of head” for “haughty”. he put the turban on his head. The belt was atoning for [thieves; but some are saying, for]⁸⁰Corrector’s addition (from a different source, not in the parallel in the Babli.) the crooked ones. Rebbi Levi said, it was 32 cubits and he wound it around on both sides. The breast plate was atoning for those who bend the law, as you are saying⁸⁶Ex. 28.15., you shall make a breast-plate of judgment. The vest was atoning for idol worshippers, as you are saying⁸⁷Hos.3:5., without vest and household-gods. The coat. Rebbi Simon in the name of Rebbi Jonathan of Bet-Guvrin: For two things there was no atonement⁸⁸They do qualify for any obligatory sacrifice. but the Torah established atonement for them. These are those: one who spreads slander, and the involuntary homicide. For him who spreads slander there was no atonement, but the Torah fixed atonement for them, the bells of the coat: it shall be on Aaron in service, and its sound be heard⁸⁹Ex. 28:35.. The sound may come to atone for the sound. For the involuntary manslaughter there was no atonement but the Torah established atonement for them, the death of the High Priest⁹⁰Num. 35:25.. He shall dwell there until the High Priest’s death

It was stated: Rebbi Eliezer ben Jacob says, atonement is mentioned inside and atonement is mentioned outside⁹¹Atonement is mentioned explicitly for the Temple sacrifices of the Day of Atonement, and atonement is mentioned explicitly in the ceremony of the calf whose neck is broken far away from the Temple to atone for an unexplained homicide, Deut.21:8.. Since in atonement mentioned inside cattle atones for spillers of blood,⁹²Since for the calf whose neck is broken, atonement for spilled blood is mentioned explicitly, one has to switch the references to “inside” and “outside” in this sentence. The reference to an inside sacrifice is to one of the bulls sacrificed on the Day of Atonement; it is not specified which one is meant. also in atonement mentioned outside cattle atones for spillers of blood. Here unintentional, there intentional⁹³The tannaitic statement of R. Eliezer ben Jacob seems to contradict the late Amoraic statement of R. Simon that the atonement for unintentional homicide was the death of the High Priest, not any sacrifice. A first answer is that R. Eliezer ben Jacob refers to intentional homicide but R. Simon to unintentional.. There is a difference for the calf whose neck is broken, whether unintentional or intentional⁹⁴The previous answer is rejected, since neither the murderer nor his motives are known.. Rebbi Yose said, here for known offense, there for unknown offense⁹⁵The argument of R. Eliezer ben Jacob is rejected; only that of R. Simon is valid. It is impossible to compare the ceremony of the calf whose neck is broken to the Temple service, since in the first case it might be that the killer acted in justifiable self-defense and no sin at all was committed. But purification sacrifices are permitted only if both the fact of a sinful act and proof that it was unintentional are established..

The diadem. Some want to say, about blasphemers⁹⁶This explanation is not in the Babli sources, Note 77.. Some want to say, about insolent ones. He who says about blasphemers is understandable, since it is written⁹⁷1Sam. 17:49. the stone sank in his forehead, and it is written⁹⁸Ex. 28:38., it shall be on his forehead permanently. He who says about insolent ones, you had the forehead of a whoring woman⁹⁹Jer.3:3..

Why are they called “Urim”? Because they were enlightening Israel¹⁰¹Babli 73b.. And “Tummin”? Because they were straightening out the way before them. As long as Israel were straight, they were showing them the correct way; as we find that they lied to them in Geva Benjamin. Rebbi Jehudah said, may God forbid, they did not lie to them in Geva Benjamin. For the first time it said, “attack” but did not say “I gave”, and the second time it said, “attack” and said “I gave”¹⁰²The references are to Jud. 20:23, 28 but the quotes are incorrect, the correct expressions are עלו and אתננו..

One does not ask two questions simultaneously¹⁰³Babli 73a.. If they were asked, there are Tannaim who state, He answers the first but does not answer the second; and there are Tannaim who state, He answers the second but does not answer the first; and there are Tannaim who state, He answers neither the first nor the second. He who says, He answers the first but does not answer the second; from the following: David said, Eternal, God of Israel, etc., would the people of Qeˋilah surrender me into his hand¹⁰⁴ISam. 23:11., etc.? ]Would Saul descend, David asked incorrectly. Was it not necessary, would Saul descend, and if he descended, would the people of Qeˋilah surrender me into his hand?]¹⁰⁵Corrector’s addition. The question asked in 23:11 was illogical since the first question was relevant only if the answer to the second question was positive. Therefore it was necessary for David to ask the first question a second time, 1Sam. 23:12. There is no reason to assume a corruption of the biblical text. He who said, He answers the second but does not answer the first; from the following: David said, would the people of Qeˋilah surrender me¹⁰⁶ISam. 23:12.., etc. He who said, He answers neither the first nor the last, David asked the Eternal as follows, shall I pursue this troop, shall I reach it¹⁰⁷ISam. 30:8.? David asked for mercy in this case, Eternal, God of Israel, please tell Your servant¹⁰⁴ISam. 23:11.. You should know, since he asked two [questions] and He answered three [answers]: He said, pursue, for catching you will catch and saving you will save¹⁰⁷ISam. 30:8.. There are Tannaim who state, he was hearing the voice; there are Tannaim who state, the writing was protruding. He who said, he was hearing the voice is understandable since it is written, he heard the voice¹⁰⁸Num. 7:89.. He who said, the writing¹⁰⁹Identifying Urim and Tummim with an oracle involving the breast plate of the High Priest on whose precious stones the names of the 12 tribes were engraved, Ex. 28:21. This seemed to be excluded since not the entire alphabet was occurring in these names. was protruding, but there is no ח for the tribes, and there is no צ [and no ק] for the tribes! Abraham, Isaac, Jacob was written on them. But there is no ט for the tribes! All these are the tribes of Israel¹¹⁰Gen. 49:28. was engraved on them.