Middos 1:9-2:1

ืžืฉื ื” ื˜


ื•ืžืงื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืฉื ืืžื” ืขืœ ืืžื” ื•ื˜ื‘ืœื ืฉืœ ืฉื™ืฉ ื•ื˜ื‘ืขืช ื”ื™ืชื” ืงื‘ื•ืขื” ื‘ื” ื•ืฉืœืฉืœืช ืฉื”ืžืคืชื—ื•ืช ื”ื™ื• ืชืœื•ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื” ื”ื’ื™ืข ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื ืขื™ืœื” ื”ื’ื‘ื™ื” ืืช ื”ื˜ื‘ืœื ื‘ื˜ื‘ืขืช ื•ื ื˜ืœ ืืช ื”ืžืคืชื—ื•ืช ืžืŸ ื”ืฉืœืฉืœืช ื•ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ื”ืŸ ืžื‘ืคื ื™ื ื•ื‘ืŸ ืœื•ื™ ื™ืฉืŸ ืœื• ืžื‘ื—ื•ืฅ ื’ืžืจ ืžืœื ืขื•ืœ ื”ื—ื–ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืžืคืชื—ื•ืช ืœืฉืœืฉืœืช ื•ืืช ื”ื˜ื‘ืœื ืœืžืงื•ืžื” ื ืชืŸ ื›ืกื•ืชื• ืขืœื™ื” ื™ืฉืŸ ืœื• ืื™ืจืข ืงืจื™ ื‘ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื ื™ื•ืฆื ื•ื”ื•ืœืš ืœื• ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ื”ื”ื•ืœื›ืช ืชื—ืช ื”ื‘ื™ืจื” ื•ื”ื ืจื•ืช ื“ื•ืœืงื™ื ืžื›ืืŸ ื•ืžื›ืืŸ ืขื“ ืฉื”ื•ื ืžื’ื™ืข ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ื˜ื‘ื™ืœื” ืจื‘ื™ ืืœืขื–ืจ ื‘ืŸ ื™ืขืงื‘ ืื•ืžืจ ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ื”ื”ื•ืœื›ืช ืชื—ืช ื”ื—ื™ืœ ื™ื•ืฆื ื•ื”ื•ืœืš ืœื• ื‘ื˜ื“ื™


ืจ' ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื” ืžื‘ืจื˜ื ื•ืจื


ื”ื’ื™ืข ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื ืขื™ืœื”


ืœื ืขื•ืœ ืฉืขืจื™ ื”ืขื–ืจื”


ื”ื›ื”ืŸ ืžื‘ืคื ื™ื ื•ื‘ืŸ ืœื•ื™ ื™ื•ืฉื‘ ืœื• ืžื‘ื—ื•ืฅ


ืฉื”ืœื•ื™ื ื˜ืคืœื™ื ืœื›ื”ื ื™ื, ื›ืžื” ืฉื ืืžืจ ื•ื™ืœื•ื• ืขืœื™ืš ื•ื™ืฉืจืชื•ืš. ื”ืœื›ืš ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืื‘ื˜ื™ื ืก ื•ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื ืฆื•ืฅ ืฉื”ื™ื• ืขืœื™ื•ืช, ื”ื™ื• ื”ื›ื”ื ื™ื ืฉื•ืžืจื™ื ืœืžืขืœื” ื•ืœื•ื™ื ืœืžื˜ื”. ื•ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืงื“ ืฉืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ืืœื ื›ื™ืคื” ืขืœ ื”ืืจืฅ, ื”ื™ื” ื›ื”ืŸ ืžื‘ืคื ื™ื ื•ื‘ืŸ ืœื•ื™ ืžื‘ื—ื•ืฅ


ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ื”


ื‘ืžื—ื™ืœื” ื”ืžื”ืœื›ืช ืชื—ืช ื”ื‘ื™ืจื”, ืฉืžื—ื™ืœื” ื”ื™ืชื” ืชื—ืช ื”ืžืงื“ืฉ. ื•ื›ืœ ื”ืžืงื“ืฉ ืงืจื•ื™ ื‘ื™ืจื”, ื›ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ืืœ ื”ื‘ื™ืจื” ืืฉืจ ื”ื›ื™ื ื•ืชื™. ื•ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื™ื” ื‘ืขืœ ืงืจื™, ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืžื”ืœืš ื“ืจืš ื”ืขื–ืจื” ืืœื ื“ืจืš ื”ืžื—ื™ืœื•ืช, ื“ืงื™ื™ืžื ืœืŸ ืžื—ื™ืœื•ืช ืœื ื ืชืงื“ืฉื•


ื•ื”ื ืจื•ืช ื“ื•ืœืงื™ื


ื‘ืžื—ื™ืœื” ืžื›ืืŸ ื•ืžื›ืืŸ


ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ื”ื”ื•ืœื›ืช ืชื—ืช ื”ื—ื™ืœ


ื™ื•ืฆื, ื•ืื™ื ื• ื—ื•ื–ืจ ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืงื“ ืœืคื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ื˜ื‘ื•ืœ ื™ื•ื. ื•ืื™ืŸ ื”ืœื›ื” ื›ืจ' ืืœื™ืขื–ืจ ื‘ืŸ ื™ืขืงื‘, ืืœื ื›ื“ืชื ืŸ ื‘ืจื™ืฉ ืชืžื™ื“, ื‘ื ื•ื™ืฉื‘ ืœื• ืืฆืœ ืื—ื™ื• ื”ื›ื”ื ื™ื ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืงื“ ืขื“ ืฉื”ืฉืขืจื™ื ื ืคืชื—ื™ื ื™ื•ืฆื ื•ื”ื•ืœืš ืœื•, ืฉืืข"ื’ ืฉื˜ื‘ื•ืœ ื™ื•ื ืืกื•ืจ ืœื™ื›ื ืก ืœืขื–ืจืช ื ืฉื™ื ื“ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžื—ื ื” ืœื•ื™ื”, ืœื–ื” ื”ืงืœื•, ืœืคื™ ืฉื ื˜ืžื ื‘ืคื ื™ื


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ืคืจืง ื‘


ืžืฉื ื” ื


ื”ืจ ื”ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื™ื” ื—ืžืฉ ืžืื•ืช ืืžื” ืขืœ ื—ืžืฉ ืžืื•ืช ืืžื” ืจื•ื‘ื• ืžืŸ ื”ื“ืจื•ื ืฉื ื™ ืœื• ืžืŸ ื”ืžื–ืจื— ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ ืœื• ืžืŸ ื”ืฆืคื•ืŸ ืžื™ืขื•ื˜ื• ืžืŸ ื”ืžืขืจื‘ ืžืงื•ื ืฉื”ื™ื” ืจื•ื‘ ืžื“ืชื• ืฉื ื”ื™ื” ืจื•ื‘ ืชืฉืžื™ืฉื•


ืจ' ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื” ืžื‘ืจื˜ื ื•ืจื


ื”ืจ ื”ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื™ื” ื—ืžืฉ ืžืื•ืช ืืžื”


ืžื•ืงืฃ ื—ื•ืžื” ืกื‘ื™ื‘


ืจื•ื‘ื• ืžืŸ ื”ื“ืจื•ื ืฉื ื™ ืœื• ืžืŸ ื”ืžื–ืจื—


ื›ืœื•ืžืจ, ื”ืจื•ื—ืง ืฉื™ืฉ ืžื—ื•ืžืช ื”ืจ ื”ื‘ื™ืช ืœื—ื•ืžืช ื”ืขื–ืจื” ืœืฆื“ ื“ืจื•ื, ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืŸ ื”ืจื•ื—ืง ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ืŸ ืžืฆื“ ืžื–ืจื—. ื•ื”ืจื•ื—ืง ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ืŸ ืžืฆื“ ืžื–ืจื— ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืŸ ื”ืจื•ื—ืง ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ืŸ ืœืฆื“ ืฆืคื•ืŸ, ื•ื”ืฆืคื•ื ื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืŸ ื”ืžืขืจื‘


Middos1: 9
ื•ึผืžึธืงื•ึนื ื”ึธื™ึธื” ืฉืึธื ืึทืžึผึธื” ืขึทืœ ืึทืžึผึธื”, ื•ึฐื˜ึทื‘ึฐืœึธื ืฉืึถืœ ืฉืึทื™ึดืฉื ื•ึฐื˜ึทื‘ึผึทืขึทืช ื”ึธื™ึฐืชึธื” ืงึฐื‘ื•ึผืขึธื” ื‘ึธื”ึผ, ื•ึฐืฉืึทืœึฐืฉืึถืœึถืช ืฉืึถื”ึทืžึผึทืคึฐืชึผึตื—ื•ึนืช ื”ึธื™ื•ึผ ืชึฐืœื•ึผื™ื•ึนืช ื‘ึผึธื”ึผ. ื”ึดื’ึผึดื™ืขึท ื–ึฐืžึทืŸ ื”ึทื ึผึฐืขึดื™ืœึธื”, ื”ึดื’ึฐื‘ึผึดื™ื”ึผึท ืึถืช ื”ึทื˜ึผึทื‘ึฐืœึธื ื‘ึทื˜ึผึทื‘ึผึทืขึทืช ื•ึฐื ึธื˜ึทืœ ืึถืช ื”ึทืžึผึทืคึฐืชึผึตื—ื•ึนืช ืžึดืŸ ื”ึทืฉืึผึทืœึฐืฉืึถืœึถืช, ื•ึฐื ึธืขึทืœ ื”ึทื›ึผึนื”ึตืŸ ืžึดื‘ึผึดืคึฐื ึดื™ื, ื•ึผื‘ึถืŸ ืœึตื•ึดื™ ื™ึธืฉืึตืŸ ืœื•ึน ืžึดื‘ึผึทื—ื•ึผืฅ. ื’ึผึธืžึทืจ ืžึดืœึผึดื ึฐืขึนืœ, ื”ึถื—ึฑื–ึดื™ืจ ืึถืช ื”ึทืžึผึทืคึฐืชึผึตื—ื•ึนืช ืœึทืฉืึผึทืœึฐืฉืึถืœึถืช ื•ึฐืึถืช ื”ึทื˜ึผึทื‘ึฐืœึธื ืœึดืžึฐืงื•ึนืžึธื”ึผ. ื ึธืชึทืŸ ื›ึผึฐืกื•ึผืชื•ึน ืขึธืœึถื™ื”ึธ, ื™ึธืฉืึทืŸ ืœื•ึน. โ€ƒืึตืจึทืข ืงึถืจึดื™ ื‘ึฐืึถื—ึธื“ ืžึตื”ึถื, ื™ื•ึนืฆึตื ื•ึฐื”ื•ึนืœึตืšึฐ ืœื•ึน ื‘ึดืžึฐืกึดื‘ึผึธื” ื”ึทื”ื•ึนืœึถื›ึถืช ืชึผึทื—ึทืช ื”ึทื‘ึผึดื™ืจึธื”, ื•ึฐื”ึทื ึผึตืจื•ึนืช ื“ึผื•ึนืœึฐืงึดื™ื ืžึดื›ึผึธืืŸ ื•ึผืžึดื›ึผึธืืŸ, ืขึทื“ ืฉืึถื”ื•ึผื ืžึทื’ึผึดื™ืขึท ืœึฐื‘ึตื™ืช ื”ึทื˜ึผึฐื‘ึดื™ืœึธื”. ืจึทื‘ึผึดื™ ืึฑืœึด[ื™]ืขึถื–ึถืจ ื‘ึผึถืŸ ื™ึทืขึฒืงึนื‘ ืื•ึนืžึตืจ: ื‘ึผึดืžึฐืกึดื‘ึผึธื” ื”ึทื”ื•ึนืœึถื›ึถืช ืชึผึทื—ึทืช ื”ึทื—ึตื™ืœ, ื™ื•ึนืฆึตื ื•ึฐื”ื•ึนืœึตืšึฐ ืœื•ึน ื‘ึฐื˜ึธื“ึดื™.
And there was a hollow place there [that measured] one amah by one amah, and a marble tile with a ring was fixed in it, and a chain upon which the keys were hung. When the time to lock [the gates] arrived, [the Kohen] would lift the tile with the ring and remove the keys from the chain, and then the Kohen would lock [the gates] from the inside, [while] the Levi was sleeping outside. When [the Kohen] finished locking [the gates], he would return the keys to the chain and the tile to its place. He would then place his covering upon [the tile] and go to sleep. โ€ƒIf one of [the Kohanim] experienced a seminal emission, he would exit [the Hall of the Fire] and proceed through the tunnel that went under the Birah, and there were lamps burning here and there, until he reached the immersion room. Rโ€™ Eliezer ben Yaakov says: He would leave through a [second] tunnel that went under the Cheil, and he would exit [the Temple Mount] and go on his way, via Tadi.
Middos2: 1
ื”ึทืจ ื”ึทื‘ึผึทื™ึดืช ื”ึธื™ึธื” ื—ึฒืžึตืฉื ืžึตืื•ึนืช ืึทืžึผึธื” ืขึทืœ ื—ึฒืžึตืฉื ืžึตืื•ึนืช ืึทืžึผึธื”. ืจึปื‘ึผื•ึน ืžึดืŸ ื”ึทื“ึผึธืจื•ึนื; ืฉืึตื ึดื™ ืœื•ึน ืžึดืŸ ื”ึทืžึผึดื–ึฐืจึธื—; ืฉืึฐืœึดื™ืฉืึดื™ ืœื•ึน ืžึดืŸ ื”ึทืฆึผึธืคื•ึนืŸ; ืžึดืขื•ึผื˜ื•ึน ืžึดืŸ ื”ึทืžึผึทืขึฒืจึธื‘. ืžึธืงื•ึนื ืฉืึถื”ึธื™ึธื” ืจึนื‘ ืžึดื“ึผึธืชื•ึน, ืฉืึธื ื”ึธื™ึธื” ืจึนื‘ ืชึผึทืฉืึฐืžึดื™ืฉืื•ึน.
The Temple Mount was five hundred amos by five hundred amos. The majority of [the space] was in the south; [the] second [largest area] was in the east; [the] third [largest area] was in the north; [the] minority of [space] was in the west. The area that had the greatest size also saw the most use.