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Parashat Tzav

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First Voice: Psalms 36:9-10 They will be filled from the abundance* of Your house and from the stream of Your delights You will give them to drink. For with You is the source of life, in Your light shall we see light.	Tehillim 36:9-10 יִרְוְיֻן מִדֶּשֶׁן בֵּיתֶךָ וְנַחַל עֲדָנֶיךָ תַשְׁקֵם כִּי עִמְּךָ מְקוֹר חַיִּים בְּאוֹרְךָ נִרְאֶה אוֹר
Second Voice: Leviticus 6:4 Then shall he take off his vestments, and put on other garments; he shall then take the ashes* outside the camp...	Vayikra 6:4 וּפָשַׁט אֶת בְּגָדָיו וְלָבַשׁ בְּגָדִים אֲחֵרִים וְהוֹצִיא אֶת הַדֶּשֶׁן אֶל מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה
Third Voice: Leviticus 6:4 ...to a pure place*.	‏Vayikra 6:4 אֶל מָקוֹם טָהוֹר

Abundance

Deshen here means "abundance". These passages are traditionally recited immediately after wrapping oneself in a tallit (prayer shawl). Makor/ source is conterpoised against makom/ place.

Ashes

Deshen here means "ashes". The change of priestly garments is musically juxtaposed to the mitzvah of tallit.

Parashat Tzav

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Abundance

Ashes

Place

Sefer Beresheit

Sefer VaYikra

Sefer Bamidbar

Sefer Devarim