והוסיף בפרשה הזאת על המנורה הטהורה היא הידועה (עטו) [צ״ל זהב] כלה מעשה בצלאל ולא אחרת ואשר עשוה מברזל בשעת הצורך על פי הנביאים עשוה: [UPON THE PURE CANDLESTICK.] Scripture in our section adds upon the pure candlestick.⁵After stating that Aaron shall light the lamp (v. 2), Scripture adds that Aaron shall light it upon the pure candlestick. The latter refers to the known candlestick,⁶Known from earlier references in Scripture. See Ex. 25:31-40. which was constructed by Betzalel⁷Ex. 37:1; 17-24. and was completely made of gold.⁸Ibid. It does not refer to any other candlestick. [As to the menorah], which was made of iron,⁹According to the Talmud the menorah used by the Hasmoneans in the Chanukkah period was made of iron. See Avodah Zarah 43a. it was done so in time of need¹⁰It was an emergency, or the gold menorah was defiled and they did not have the means to make a menorah out of gold. by the word of the prophets.¹¹An oral tradition handed down from the later prophets (Weiser), for there were no prophets in the Maccabean period.