Tosefta for Menachot 56:11
ותניא אידך לא יעשה אדם בית תבנית היכל אכסדרה כנגד אולם חצר כנגד עזרה שלחן כנגד שלחן מנורה כנגד מנורה אבל עושה הוא של חמשה ושל ששה ושל שמנה ושל שבעה לא יעשה ואפילו משאר מיני מתכות
Rabbi interprets [the verse] by the principle of 'general proposition and specification', whereas R'Jose B'Judah interprets it by the principle of 'amplification and limitation'. Rabbi interprets the verse by 'general proposition and specification' thus, And thou shalt make a candlestick<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ex. XXV, 31.');"><sup>15</sup></span>
Tosefta Chullin
A menorah is not valid unless it is produced a solid block [of gold (see Menachot 28b:4)]. [If it is fashioned from] filings, it is invalid, and if it is made from other types of metal, it is valid. Trumpets are not valid unless they are fashioned from silver. [If] they are fashioned from [silver] filings, they are valid. [If] from other types of metal, they are invalid, and consequently it is said, "[What is] invalid in a menorah is valid in trumpets, [and what is] invalid in trumpets is valid in a menorah."
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