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But if the garments became so dirty that they reached a point that laundering them would require the use of natron or soap, then one may not launder them, even with water. And some say: One may not launder the priestly vestments at all, even if laundering them with water would suffice, because the
§ With regard to the priestly vestments, A baraita states: The robe of the High Priest was sewn entirely of tekhelet wool, as it is stated: “And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of tekhelet wool” (Exodus 39:22). With regard to its skirts, concerning which it states: “And they made u
And in order to fulfill that which is stated: “And they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates” (Exodus 39:25), he brings 72 bells, i.e., the outer part of bells, made from gold, that contain inside them 72 bell clappers, and he suspends them on the skirts: 36 of each,
R' Inini bar Sason says: Just as there is a disagreement here between tanna’im with regard to the total number of bells suspended around the skirt of the robe of the High Priest, so is there a disagreement between tanna’im with regard to the total number of shades of leprous marks. As we learned in
§ The Talmud cites another statement of this sage: And R' Inini bar Sason says: Why was the passage in the Torah that discusses offerings (Leviticus, chapters 1–7) juxtaposed to the passage that discusses the priestly vestments (Leviticus, chapter 8)? It was juxtaposed to tell you that just as offer