ויאמר משה אל בני ישראל ראו כי קרא ד' בשם בצלאל בן אורי בן חור למטה יהודה
The Midrash Tanchuma quotes this pasuk as the basis for making two points – one halachic, the other, hashkafic; both are ambiguous in terms of their relationship with the pasuk. First, the halachah: One may not wear a garment of kilayim/shatnez, a mixture of wool and linen, even if ninety-nine garments separate him from the forbidden garment. As long as the shatnez is on his body, it does not matter how much space interposes between himself and the garment. The halachah is understandable, but what does it have to do with the pasuk? Second, the Midrash states that when a…