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Ibn Ezra on Exodus 26:36/אבן עזרא על שמות כ״ו:ל״ו
אועשית, מעשה רקם. פחות ממעשה חושב והעמודים מצופים זהב, גם וויהם זהב בעבור כבוד המקום והאדנים לעמודים נחשת כי הוא אמצעי:
1AND THOU SHALT MAKE A SCREEN…THE WORK OF THE WEAVER. Ma’aseh rokem (the work of the weaver)140 is inferior to ma’aseh chosev (the work of the skillful workman).141 The pillars142. were covered with gold and the hooks were likewise covered with gold of respect for God. The sockets of the pillars were made out of brass because the screen was in between.143 (Ex. 27:16). Hence the pillars supporting the veil were covered with gold and their sockets were made out of silver; the pillars supporting the screen of the door of the Tent were covered with gold and their sockets were made of brass, while the pillars supporting the screen of the temple courtyard were unplated although their sockets were made of brass (Filwarg).