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Exodus 26: Take Cover!
“And make for the tent a covering of tanned ram skins, and a covering of Tchashim skins above” (verse 14)
וְעָשִׂיתָ מִכְסֶה לָאֹהֶל עֹרֹת אֵילִם מְאָדָּמִים וּמִכְסֵה עֹרֹת תְּחָשִׁים מִלְמָעְלָה (שמות כו:יד)
Two questions from this verse. First, why does the goat hair cover need two more covers? The second is what does Tchashim mean? Tchashim is translated as fine leather in some places. Tachash also means an aquatic mammal—like a dolphin or seal. It is unclear where the Israelites would procure dolphin and seal skins in the middle of the wilderness. Unlike goats or rams, these animals…
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