How could they remove their ornaments, seeing as, in Pasuk 4, it says that they did not put them on?
R. Bachye #1: With reference to 33:5:2:2 ? they had randomly removed some of those clothes of their own accord; Hashem now ordered them to remove all of them.
R. Bachye #2: With reference to 33:5:2:3* ? they had randomly removed the clothes with whih they had worn the ornament containing the Name of Hashem. 1 Hashem now ordered them to remove the ornament.
Rosh, Moshav Zekenim #1 (in Pasuk 4) and Hadar Zekenim: Pasuk 4 means that they did not put the Aveilus on their hearts 2 and each man still wore his ornaments. 3 Moshav Zekenim (in Pasuk 4). That is why the Neginah under "ve'Lo Shasu" is a 'T'vir', to indicate that it is not read together with 'Ish'.
Moshav Zekenim #2 (in Pasuk 4): Everyone received two crowns when they declared "Na'aseh Venishma", and removed "Edyo" - one of them (Pasuk 4). Hashem commanded them to remove "Edyam" (also the other crown), and they did so.
Riva #1 (citing R"M of Kutzi): "Edyam" is the blood of the B'ris that was on their garments. The Chachamim removed it by themselves; after Chet ha'Eigel, and Hashem now commanded everyone to remove them.
Riva #2: Yisrael removed the crowns by themselves, but Moshe did not. Hashem now commanded Moshe to remove his crown, to prevent Yisrael from becoming depressed.
Da'as Zekenim #1 (in Pasuk 5) and Hadar Zekenim: Pasuk 4 teaches us that they did not don them temporarily. They did however, expect to keep them. Hashem now ordered them to remove them permanently. 4
Da'as Zekenim #2 (in Pasuk 5, citing R. Yosef Karo): In Pasuk 4, "Edyam" refers to the prized clothes that they wore at Matan Torah, whereas in Pesukin 5-6, the Torah is referring to the crowns that they received at Har Sinai.
Oznayim la'Torah: Refer to 33:4:1:6 and note 1.
Though the significance of the garments with out the ornament is not clear?
Hadar Zekenim: Also Targum Yerushalmi "Lo Shavi'u al Libhon." supports this explanation
Even so, the Aveilus aroused Hashem's love and compassion for them! Refer to 33:4:152:1 (PF)
Hadar Zekenim: This is difficult, since "Horeid" implies to remove what one is wearing!
What happened to the ornaments that were removed?
Targum Yonasan (in Pasuk 7): Moshe hid them in his tent. 1
Shabbos, 88a: Moshe merited them, as the next Pasuk states "u'Moshe Yikach es ha'Ohel. 2
See next Pasuk.
From the Lashon "be'Hilo Neiro alei Roshi" - 'When a lamp shone over my head' - Iyov, 29:3.
Why does the Torah refer to Har Sinai as 'Har Chorev'?
Shabbos, 9b: Because destruction came upon the Nochrim on account of it. 1
See Torah Temimah, note 2.
What are the implications of the word "Vayisnatzlu ... "?
Da'as Zekenim (in Pasuk 4), Hadar Zekenim and Moshav Zekenim: It mplies that the ornaments were removed from them against their will. 1
Shabbos, 88a: Hashem sent a hundred and twenty thousand destructive angels, two for each Yisrael, each of which removed one of the two crowns that they received 2 when they declared "Na'aseh Venishma."
