Observe that when Moses was about to rear up the Tabernacle, he first surveyed each several part to see if it had been made properly, and only then did he rear it up; the several parts were one by one brought to him, this being the recondite idea of the verse, “the virgins her companions in her train being brought unto thee” (Ps. 45, 15). So Scripture says: AND THEY BROUGHT THE TABERNACLE UNTO MOSES.
They brought it to Moses as the time had come for his espousals; just as the bride is first brought to the bridegroom and then he enters unto her; so first they “brought the Tabernacle unto Moses” and then he entered into the tent of meeting.
Indeed, it is written: AND MOSES WAS NOT ABLE TO ENTER INTO THE TENT OF MEETING, BECAUSE THE CLOUD ABODE THEREON, for the reason that She was then arraying herself in Her finery as a woman tires and bedecks herself to receive her husband; and at such a moment it is unseemly for the husband to enter unto her. Thus “Moses was not able to enter into the tent of meeting…”, and they had to bring “the Tabernacle unto Moses”.
Observe that throughout all the works about the Tabernacle the colour of blue was to play a part, as that colour summarized in its adornment the recondite significance of all the colours. Scripture thus says: AND THEY MADE THE PLATE OF THE HOLY CROWN OF PURE GOLD… AND THEY TIED UNTO IT A THREAD OF BLUE.
תָּא חֲזֵי, בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא דְּאוֹקִים מֹשֶׁה יַת מַשְׁכְּנָא, אִסְתָּכַּל בְּכָל אִינּוּן עֲבִידָאן, דַּהֲווֹ כְּדְקָא יֵאוֹת, וּכְדֵין אוֹקִים לֵיהּ. וְכָל אִינּוּן עֲבִידָאן דַּהֲווֹ בֵּיהּ בְּמַשְׁכְּנָא, כָּל חַד וְחַד אַיְיתִיאוּ לֵיהּ לְמֹשֶׁה. וְרָזָא דָּא (תהילים מ״ה:ט״ו) בְּתוּלוֹת אַחֲרֶיהָ רְעוֹתֶיהָ מוּבָאוֹת לָךְ. מוּבָאוֹת לָךְ דִּכְתִּיב. (שמות ל״ט:ל״ג) וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת הַמִּשְׁכָּן אֶל מֹשֶׁה.
Observe that when Moses was about to rear up the Tabernacle, he first surveyed each several part to see if it had been made properly, and only then did he rear it up; the several parts were one by one brought to him, this being the recondite idea of the verse, “the virgins her companions in her train being brought unto thee” (Ps. 45, 15). So Scripture says: AND THEY BROUGHT THE TABERNACLE UNTO MOSES.
אֲמַאי וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת הַמִּשְׁכָּן. בְּגִין דְּהָא בְּהַהִיא שַׁעֲתָא, הֲוָה זִוּוּגָא דְּמֹשֶׁה לְאִזְדַּוְּוגָא, וְעַל דָּא וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת הַמִּשְׁכָּן אֶל מֹשֶׁה, כְּמָה דְּאַיְיתֵי כַּלָּה לְבֵי חָתָן. בְּגִין דְּהָא בְּקַדְמִיתָא אִצְטְרִיךְ לְאַעֲלָא לְכַלָּה לְגַבֵּי חָתָן, כְּמָה דְאַתְּ אָמֵר (דברים כ״ב:ט״ז) אֶת בִּתִּי נָתַתִּי לָאִישׁ הַזֶּה לְאִשָׁה. וּלְבָתַר אִיהוּ (רל"ח ע"א) יֵיתֵי לְגַבָּהּ, דִּכְתִּיב וַיָּבֹא אֵלֶיהָ. וּכְתִיב (במדבר י״ז:כ״ג) וַיָּבֹא מֹשֶׁה אֶל אֹהֶל הָעֵדוּת.
They brought it to Moses as the time had come for his espousals; just as the bride is first brought to the bridegroom and then he enters unto her; so first they “brought the Tabernacle unto Moses” and then he entered into the tent of meeting.
וְהָכָא מַה כְּתִיב, וְלא יָכֹל מֹשֶׁה לָבֹא אֶל אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד כִּי שָׁכַן עָלָיו הֶעָנָן וְגוֹ'. מַאי טַעֲמָא. בְּגִין דַּהֲוַת אִיהִי מִתַּתְקְנָא, כְּהַאי אִתְּתָא דְּאִתְתַּקְנָת וְאִתְקַשְּׁטָת לְגַבֵּי בַּעְלָהּ, וּבְהַהִיא שַׁעֲתָא דְּאִיהִי קָא מִתְקַשְּׁטָת, לָא אִתְחָזֵי לְבַעְלָהּ לְאַעֲלָא לְגַבָּהּ. וְעַל דָּא וְלא יָכֹל מֹשֶׁה לָבֹא אֶל אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד כִּי שָׁכַן עָלָיו הֶעָנָן בְּגִין כַּךְ וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת הַמִּשְׁכָּן אֶל מֹשֶׁה. עוֹד מַה כְּתִיב וַיַּרְא מֹשֶׁה אֶת כָּל הַמְּלָאכָה וְגוֹ'.
Indeed, it is written: AND MOSES WAS NOT ABLE TO ENTER INTO THE TENT OF MEETING, BECAUSE THE CLOUD ABODE THEREON, for the reason that She was then arraying herself in Her finery as a woman tires and bedecks herself to receive her husband; and at such a moment it is unseemly for the husband to enter unto her. Thus “Moses was not able to enter into the tent of meeting…”, and they had to bring “the Tabernacle unto Moses”.
תָּא חֲזֵי, בְּכָל עֲבִידָן דְּמַשְׁכְּנָא, בְּכֻלְּהוּ הֲוָה גַּוְונָא דְּתִכְלָא. בְּגִין דְּתִכְלָא אִיהוּ גַּוְונָא לְאִתְעַטְּרָא בְּרָזָא דְּכָל גַּוְונִין. מַה כְּתִיב וַיַּעֲשׂוּ אֶת צִיץ נֶזֶר הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְגוֹ', וַיִּתְּנוּ עָלָיו פְּתִיל תְּכֵלֶת וְגוֹ', וְהָא אוּקְמוּהָ, בְּרָזָא דִּכְתִּיב, (שמות כ״ח:ל״ו) וְעָשִׂיתָ צִיץ זָהָב טָהוֹר וּפִתַּחְתָּ עָלָיו פִּתּוּחֵי חוֹתָם קֹדֶשׁ לַה'. וַיִּכְתְּבוּ עָלָיו מִכְתַּב פִּתּוּחֵי חוֹתָם קֹדֶשׁ לַה'.
Observe that throughout all the works about the Tabernacle the colour of blue was to play a part, as that colour summarized in its adornment the recondite significance of all the colours. Scripture thus says: AND THEY MADE THE PLATE OF THE HOLY CROWN OF PURE GOLD… AND THEY TIED UNTO IT A THREAD OF BLUE.