וְעָשׂ֖וּ אֶת־הָאֵפֹ֑ד זָ֠הָב תְּכֵ֨לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֜ן תּוֹלַ֧עַת שָׁנִ֛י וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מָשְׁזָ֖ר מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה חֹשֵֽׁב׃
Mereka harus menjadikan efod itu dari emas, benang biru langit, ungu, merah kirmizi, dan lenan halus yang dipintal, hasil karya seorang penenun ahli.
The Third Beit HaMikdash
We have focused on Rashi’s commentary because it reconciles the text in Yechezkel with the Mishnah’s description of the Second Beis HaMikdash to the greatest degree possible. For the [fundamental] difficulty in understanding Yechezkel's description of the structure does not stem from the structure itself, but from the fact that the prophet skips from one matter to another. Therefore, in my description, I go from gate to gate, from corner to corner, and from concept to concept according to the structure of the building. This will allow the verses to be easily understood. To cite a parallel, in his commentary to the parshah, VeAtah Tetzaveh, in his explanation of the charge,39Shmos 28:6. “And they shall make the ephod,” Rashi writes: “Were I to explain the manner in which the ephod and the choshen were fashioned according to the order of the verses, the explanation would be fragmented…. Therefore, I will describe the manner in which they were fashioned in a way that a reader can proceed quickly, and afterwards, I will explain the verses in the order they appear in the text.”