Commentary for Yoma 142:14
רב אשי אמר ועשית כתיב שיהיו כל עשיות שוות והיכי נעביד נעביד תלתא דעשרה עשרה הוו להו תלתין נעביד תרי דתשעה תשעה וחד דעשרה אמר קרא ועשית שיהיו כל עשיותיו שוות
Rather must you say that it was traditionally handed down and when Ezekiel came he strengthened it by attaching it to Scripture; in our case [here] too it was a traditional teaching and Ezekiel strengthened it by attaching it to Scripture. Whence do we know that 'twined' [denotes] eightfold [threads]? - Scripture says: And they made upon the skirts of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, twined.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ex. XXXIX, 24.');"><sup>17</sup></span>
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