Middos 3:8-4:1

ืžืฉื ื” ื—


ื•ื›ืœื•ื ืกื•ืช ืฉืœ ืืจื– ื”ื™ื• ืงื‘ื•ืขื™ืŸ ืžื›ืชืœื• ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื›ืœ ืœื›ืชืœื• ืฉืœ ืื•ืœื ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืœื ื™ื‘ืขื˜ ื•ืฉืจืฉืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ื–ื”ื‘ ื”ื™ื• ืงื‘ื•ืขื™ืŸ ื‘ืชืงืจืช ื”ืื•ืœื ืฉื‘ื”ืŸ ืคืจื—ื™ ื›ื”ื•ื ื” ืขื•ืœื™ืŸ ื•ืจื•ืื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ืขื˜ืจื•ืช ืฉื ืืžืจ ื•ื”ืขื˜ืจื•ืช ืชื”ื™ื” ืœื—ืœื ื•ืœื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื” ื•ืœื™ื“ืขื™ื” ื•ืœื—ืŸ ื‘ืŸ ืฆืคื ื™ื” ืœื–ื›ืจื•ืŸ ื‘ื”ื™ื›ืœ ื”' ื’ืคืŸ ืฉืœ ื–ื”ื‘ ื”ื™ืชื” ืขื•ืžื“ืช ืขืœ ืคืชื—ื• ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื›ืœ ื•ืžื•ื“ืœื” ืขืœ ื’ื‘ื™ ื›ืœื•ื ืกื•ืช ื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ืžืชื ื“ื‘ ืขืœื” ืื• ื’ืจื’ื™ืจ ืื• ืืฉื›ื•ืœ ืžื‘ื™ื ื•ืชื•ืœื” ื‘ื” ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื™ ืืœื™ืขื–ืจ ื‘ืจื‘ื™ ืฆื“ื•ืง ืžืขืฉื” ื”ื™ื” ื•ื ืžื ื• ืขืœื™ื” ืฉืœืฉ ืžืื•ืช ื›ื”ื ื™ื


ืจ' ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื” ืžื‘ืจื˜ื ื•ืจื


ืฉืœื ื™ื‘ืขื˜ื•


ืฉืœื ื™ื˜ื• ื”ื›ืชืœื™ื ืœื™ืคื•ืœ ืžื—ืžืช ื’ื•ื‘ื”ืŸ, ื•ื”ื™ื• ื”ื›ืœื•ื ืกื•ืช ื”ืœืœื• ื”ื ืžืฉื›ื™ื ืžื›ื•ืชืœ ื–ื” ืœื›ื•ืชืœ ื–ื” ืกื•ืžื›ื™ื ืฉื ื™ ื”ื›ืชืœื™ื ืฉืœื ื™ืคืœื•


ื•ืจื•ืื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ืขื˜ืจื•ืช


ืฉื‘ื—ืœื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื›ืœ


ื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ืžืชื ื“ื‘


ื–ื”ื‘ ืœื”ื™ื›ืœ ื•ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉื”ื–ื”ื‘ ืขืฆืžื• ืฉื”ืชื ื“ื‘ ื™ืชื ื•ื”ื• ื‘ื”ื™ื›ืœ ืœืคื™ ืฉื”ื™ื” ื›ื•ืœื• ืžืฆื•ืคื” ื–ื”ื‘, ื”ื™ื” ืขื•ืฉื” ืžืื•ืชื• ื–ื”ื‘ ืฉืžืชื ื“ื‘ ื›ื“ืžื•ืช ื’ืจื’ื™ืจ ืื• ืขืœื” ืื• ืืฉื›ื•ืœ ื•ืชื•ืœื” ื‘ื”


ื•ื ืžื ื• ืขืœื™ื” ืฉืœืฉ ืžืื•ืช ื›ื”ื ื™ื


ืžื›ื•ื‘ื“ ื”ื–ื”ื‘ ืžืจื•ื‘ื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ื‘ื”, ื”ื•ืฆืจื›ื• ืฉืœืฉ ืžืื•ืช ื›ื”ื ื™ื ืœื˜ืœื˜ืœื” ื•ืœืคื ื•ืชื” ืžืžืงื•ื ืœืžืงื•ื. ื•ื–ื” ืื—ื“ ืžืŸ ื”ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืฉื“ื‘ืจื• ื—ื›ืžื™ื ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ื‘ืื™, ื“ืœืื• ื“ื•ืงื ืฉืœืฉ ืžืื•ืช ื›ื”ื ื™ื, ื•ืœื ื ืชื›ื•ื™ืŸ ืจ' ืืœื™ืขื–ืจ ื‘ืจื‘ื™ ืฆื“ื•ืง ืืœื ืœื”ื•ื“ื™ืข ืฉื–ื”ื‘ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื”ืชื ื“ื‘ื• ืฉื


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ืคืจืง ื“


ืžืฉื ื” ื


ืคืชื—ื• ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื›ืœ ื’ื‘ื”ื• ืขืฉืจื™ื ืืžื” ื•ืจื—ื‘ื• ืขืฉืจ ืืžื•ืช ื•ืืจื‘ืข ื“ืœืชื•ืช ื”ื™ื• ืœื• ืฉืชื™ื ื‘ืคื ื™ื ื•ืฉืชื™ื ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ ืฉื ืืžืจ ืฉืชื™ื ื“ืœืชื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื›ืœ ื•ืœืงื“ืฉ ื”ื—ื™ืฆื•ื ื•ืช ื ืคืชื—ื•ืช ืœืชื•ืš ื”ืคืชื— ืœื›ืกื•ืช ืขื•ื‘ื™ื• ืฉืœ ื›ื•ืชืœ ื•ื”ืคื ื™ืžื™ื•ืช ื ืคืชื—ื•ืช ืœืชื•ืš ื”ื‘ื™ืช ืœื›ืกื•ืช ืื—ืจ ื”ื“ืœืชื•ืช ืฉื›ืœ ื”ื‘ื™ืช ื˜ื•ื— ื‘ื–ื”ื‘ ื—ื•ืฅ ืžืื—ืจ ื”ื“ืœืชื•ืช ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ืื•ืžืจ ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ืคืชื— ื”ื™ื• ืขื•ืžื“ื•ืช ื•ื›ืžื™ืŸ ืื™ืฆื˜ืจืžื™ื˜ื” ื”ื™ื• ื•ื ืงืคืœื•ืช ืœืื—ื•ืจื™ื”ืŸ ืืœื• ืฉื ื™ ืืžื•ืช ื•ืžื—ืฆื” ื•ืืœื• ืฉื ื™ ืืžื•ืช ื•ืžื—ืฆื” ื—ืฆื™ ืืžื” ืžื–ื•ื–ื” ืžื›ืืŸ ื•ื—ืฆื™ ืืžื” ืžื–ื•ื–ื” ืžื›ืืŸ ืฉื ืืžืจ ื•ืฉืชื™ื ื“ืœืชื•ืช ืœื“ืœืชื•ืช ืฉืชื™ื ืžื•ืกื‘ื•ืช ื“ืœืชื•ืช ืฉืชื™ื ืœื“ืœืช ืื—ืช ื•ืฉืชื™ ื“ืœืชื•ืช ืœืื—ืจืช


ืจ' ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื” ืžื‘ืจื˜ื ื•ืจื


ืคืชื—ื• ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื›ืœ. ืฉืชื™ื ื‘ืคื ื™ื


ื‘ืขื•ื‘ื™ ื”ื›ื•ืชืœ ืฉื›ืœืคื™ ืคื ื™ื


ื•ืฉืชื™ื ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ


ื‘ืขื•ื‘ื™ื• ืฉื›ืœืคื™ ื”ื—ื•ืฅ. ืฉืขื•ื‘ื™ื• ืฉืœ ื›ื•ืชืœ ื”ื”ื™ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืฉืฉ ืืžื•ืช, ื•ืœืกื•ืฃ ืืžื” ื—ื™ืฆื•ื ื” ืฉืœ ืขื•ื‘ื™ ื”ื›ื•ืชืœ ื”ื™ื• ื”ื“ืœืชื•ืช ื”ื—ื™ืฆื•ื ื•ืช ืื—ื“ ืœื™ืžื™ืŸ ื”ืคืชื— ื•ืื—ื“ ืœืฉืžืืœื•, ื›ืœ ื“ืœืช ืžื”ืŸ ืจื—ื‘ื” ื—ืžืฉ ืืžื•ืช, ื•ื›ืฉื”ื™ื• ื ืขื•ืœื•ืช ื”ื™ื• ื ื•ื’ืขื•ืช ื–ื• ื‘ื–ื• ื•ืกื•ืชืžื•ืช ืจื•ื—ื‘ ื—ืœืœ ื”ืคืชื— ืฉืจื—ื‘ื• ืขืฉืจ ืืžื•ืช, ื•ื›ืฉื”ื™ื• ื ืคืชื—ื•ืช ืœืฆื“ ืคื ื™ื ืžื›ืกื•ืช ื—ืžืฉ ืืžื•ืช ืฉืœ ืขื•ื‘ื™ ื”ื›ื•ืชืœ. ื•ืฉืชื™ื ื“ืœืชื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช ื›ืžื“ื•ืช ืืœื• ื”ื™ื• ืงื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ืขื•ื‘ื™ ื”ื›ื•ืชืœ ืœืฆื“ ืคื ื™ื, ื•ื›ืฉื”ืŸ ื ืคืชื—ื•ืช ืžื›ืกื•ืช ื—ืžืฉ ืืžื•ืช ืžืคื” ื•ื—ืžืฉ ืืžื•ืช ืžืคื” ืžืจื•ื—ื‘ ื›ื•ืชืœ ื”ื”ื™ื›ืœ ื‘ืคื ื™ื, ื•ืฉื ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื”ื›ื•ืชืœ ื˜ื•ื— ื‘ื–ื”ื‘ ื›ืžื• ืฉืืจ ื”ื‘ื™ืช, ืœืคื™ ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื” ื ืจืื”


ืืฆื˜ืจืžื™ื˜ื”


ืœื•ื—ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืคืจืงื™ื ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจื•ืช ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื—ื•ืœื™ื•ืช, ื•ื”ืŸ ื ืคืชื—ื•ืช, ื•ื›ืฉืจื•ืฆื” ื ื›ืคืคื•ืช ื•ื ื›ืคืœื•ืช ื–ื• ืขืœ ื–ื•. ื›ืš ื”ื™ื• ื›ืœ ื”ื“ืœืชื•ืช ื”ืœืœื• ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืœืคื ื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื—ื•ืฅ ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจื•ืช ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื—ื•ืœื™ื•ืช, ื•ืœืกื•ืฃ ื—ืฆื™ ืืžื” ืฉืœ ืขื•ื‘ื™ ื”ื›ื•ืชืœ ื”ื™ื• ืงื‘ื•ืขื•ืช, ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื“ืœืชื•ืช ืฉื‘ืคื ื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื•ืชืŸ ืฉื‘ื—ื•ืฅ, ื•ื—ืžืฉ ืืžื•ืช ืฉืœ ืขื•ื‘ื™ ื”ื›ื•ืชืœ ืžืคืกื™ืงื•ืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื“ืœืชื•ืช ื”ื—ื™ืฆื•ื ื•ืช ืœื“ืœืชื•ืช ื”ืคื ื™ืžื™ื•ืช. ื•ื›ืœ ื“ืœืช ื”ื™ื” ื—ืžืฉ ืืžื•ืช ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจ ืžืฉืชื™ ืœื•ื—ื•ืช, ื›ืœ ืœื•ื— ืฉืชื™ ืืžื•ืช ื•ืžื—ืฆื”, ื•ื›ืฉื ืคืชื— ื”ื“ืœืช ื”ื—ื™ืฆื•ืŸ ืœืฆื“ ืคื ื™ื ื”ื™ื” ื—ืฆื™ื• ื ื›ืคืฃ ื•ื ื›ืคืœ ื–ื” ืขืœ ื–ื”, ื•ืžื›ืกื” ืžืขื•ื‘ื™ ื”ื›ื•ืชืœ ืืžืชื™ื ื•ื—ืฆื™, ื•ื›ืŸ ื”ื“ืœืช ื”ืงื‘ื•ืข ื‘ืคื ื™ื ื›ืฉื ืคืชื— ืœืฆื“ ื—ื•ืฅ ื”ื™ื” ืืฃ ื”ื•ื ื ื›ืคืฃ ื•ื ื›ืคืœ ื•ืžื›ืกื” ื”ืืžืชื™ื ื•ื—ืฆื™ ืฉื ืฉืืจื• ืžืขื•ื‘ื™ ื”ื›ื•ืชืœ


ืฉื ืืžืจ ื•ืฉืชื™ื ื“ืœืชื•ืช ืœื“ืœืชื•ืช ืฉืชื™ื


ืืœืžื ื›ืœ ื“ืœืช ื•ื“ืœืช ื”ื™ืชื” ื—ืœื•ืงื” ืœืฉืชื™ื


Middos3: 8
ื•ึผื›ึฐืœื•ึนื ึธืกื•ึนืช ืฉืึถืœ ืึถืจึถื– ื”ึธื™ื•ึผ ืงึฐื‘ื•ึผืขึดื™ืŸ ืžึดื›ึผึธืชึฐืœื•ึน ืฉืึถืœ ื”ึตื™ื›ึธืœ ืœึฐื›ึธืชึฐืœื•ึน ืฉืึถืœ ืื•ึผืœึธื, ื›ึผึฐื“ึตื™ ืฉืึถืœึผึนื ื™ึดื‘ึฐืขึทื˜. โ€ƒื•ึฐืฉืึทืจึฐืฉืึฐืจื•ึนืช ืฉืึถืœ ื–ึธื”ึธื‘ ื”ึธื™ื•ึผ ืงึฐื‘ื•ึผืขึดื™ืŸ ื‘ึผึฐืชึดืงึฐืจึทืช ื”ึธืื•ึผืœึธื, ืฉืึถื‘ึผึธื”ึถืŸ ืคึผึดืจึฐื—ึตื™ ื›ึฐื”ึปื ึผึธื” ืขื•ึนืœึดื™ืŸ ื•ึฐืจื•ึนืึดื™ืŸ ืึถืช ื”ึธืขึฒื˜ึธืจื•ึนืช, ืฉืึถื ึผึถืึฑืžึทืจ: โ€ื•ึฐื”ึธืขึฒื˜ึธืจึนืช ืชึผึดื”ึฐื™ึถื” ืœึฐื—ึตืœึถื ื•ึผืœึฐื˜ื•ึนื‘ึดื™ึผึธื” ื•ึฐืœึดื™ื“ึทืขึฐื™ึธื” ื•ึผืœึฐื—ึตืŸ ื‘ึผึถืŸ ืฆึฐืคึทื ึฐื™ึธื” ืœึฐื–ึดื›ึผึธืจื•ึนืŸ ื‘ึผึฐื”ึตื™ื›ึทืœ ื”โ€บ โ€. โ€ƒื’ึผึถืคึถืŸ ืฉืึถืœ ื–ึธื”ึธื‘ ื”ึธื™ึฐืชึธื” ืขื•ึนืžึถื“ึถืช ืขึทืœ ืคึผึดืชึฐื—ื•ึน ืฉืึถืœ ื”ึตื™ื›ึธืœ, ื•ึผืžึปื“ึฐืœึธื” ืขึทืœ ื’ึผึทื‘ึผึตื™ ื›ึฐืœื•ึนื ึธืกื•ึนืช. ื›ึผึธืœ ืžึดื™ ืฉืึถื”ื•ึผื ืžึดืชึฐื ึทื“ึผึตื‘ ืขึธืœึถื” ืื•ึน ื’ึทืจึฐื’ึผึดื™ืจ ืื•ึน ืึถืฉืึฐื›ึผื•ึนืœ, ืžึตื‘ึดื™ื ื•ึฐืชื•ึนืœึถื” ื‘ึธื”ึผ. ืึธืžึทืจ ืจึทื‘ึผึดื™ ืึฑืœึดื™ืขึถื–ึถืจ ื‘ึผึฐืจึทื‘ึผึดื™ ืฆึธื“ื•ึนืง: ืžึทืขึฒืฉื‚ึถื” ื”ึธื™ึธื”, ื•ึฐื ึดืžึฐื ื•ึผ ืขึธืœึถื™ื”ึธ ืฉืึฐืœึนืฉื ืžึตืื•ึนืช ื›ึผึนื”ึฒื ึดื™ื.
And beams of cedar were fixed between the wall of the Heichal and the wall of the Antechamber so that [the wall] should not buckle. โ€ƒAnd chains of gold were attached to the ceiling of the Antechamber, which young Kohanim [would] climb up and see the crowns, as it is stated (Zechariah 6:14): โ€œThe crowns will be a remembrance for Helem, for Tobijah, for Jedaiah, and for Chen, son of Zephaniah, in the Heichal of Hashem.โ€ โ€ƒ[A] golden grapevine stood at the entrance of the Heichal and [it was] suspended upon wooden poles. Anyone who donated a leaf or a single grape or a cluster of grapes, would bring [their donation] and hang it upon [the golden vine]. Rโ€™ Eliezer the son of Rโ€™ Tzadok said: There was once an incident where three hundred Kohanim were appointed on its account.
Middos4: 1
ืคึผึดืชึฐื—ื•ึน ืฉืึถืœ ื”ึตื™ื›ึธืœ: ื’ึผึธื‘ึฐื”ื•ึน ืขึถืฉื‚ึฐืจึดื™ื ืึทืžึผึธื” ื•ึฐืจึธื—ึฐื‘ึผื•ึน ืขึถืฉื‚ึถืจ ืึทืžึผื•ึนืช. ื•ึฐืึทืจึฐื‘ึผึทืข ื“ึผึฐืœึธืชื•ึนืช ื”ึธื™ื•ึผ ืœื•ึน, ืฉืึฐืชึผึทื™ึดื ื‘ึผึดืคึฐื ึดื™ื ื•ึผืฉืึฐืชึผึทื™ึดื ื‘ึผึทื—ื•ึผืฅ, ืฉืึถื ึผึถืึฑืžึทืจ: โ€ืฉืึฐืชึผึทื™ึดื ื“ึผึฐืœึธืชื•ึนืช ืœึทื”ึตื™ื›ึธืœ ื•ึฐืœึทืงึผึนื“ึถืฉืโ€. ื”ึทื—ึดื™ืฆื•ึนื ื•ึนืช ื ึดืคึฐืชึผึธื—ื•ึนืช ืœึฐืชื•ึนืšึฐ ื”ึทืคึผึถืชึทื— ืœึฐื›ึทืกึผื•ึนืช ืขึธื‘ึฐื™ื•ึน ืฉืึถืœ ื›ึผึนืชึถืœ, ื•ึฐื”ึทืคึผึฐื ึดื™ืžึดื™ึผื•ึนืช ื ึดืคึฐืชึผึธื—ื•ึนืช ืœึฐืชื•ึนืšึฐ ื”ึทื‘ึผึทื™ึดืช ืœึฐื›ึทืกึผื•ึนืช ืึทื—ึทืจ ื”ึทื“ึผึฐืœึธืชื•ึนืช, ืฉืึถื›ึผึธืœ ื”ึทื‘ึผึทื™ึดืช ื˜ื•ึผื—ึท ื‘ึผึฐื–ึธื”ึธื‘, ื—ื•ึผืฅ ืžึตืึทื—ึทืจ ื”ึทื“ึผึฐืœึธืชื•ึนืช. โ€ƒืจึทื‘ึผึดื™ ื™ึฐื”ื•ึผื“ึธื” ืื•ึนืžึตืจ: ื‘ึผึฐืชื•ึนืšึฐ ื”ึทืคึผึถืชึทื— ื”ึธื™ื•ึผ ืขื•ึนืžึฐื“ื•ึนืช, ื•ึผื›ึฐืžึดื™ืŸ ืึดืฆึฐื˜ึฐืจึธืžึดื™ื˜ึธื” ื”ึธื™ื•ึผ ื•ึฐื ึดืงึฐืคึผึธืœื•ึนืช ืœึทืึฒื—ื•ึนืจึตื™ื”ึถืŸ: ืึตืœึผื•ึผ ืฉืึฐื ึตื™ ืึทืžึผื•ึนืช ื•ึผืžึถื—ึฑืฆึธื” ื•ึฐืึตืœึผื•ึผ ืฉืึฐื ึตื™ ืึทืžึผื•ึนืช ื•ึผืžึถื—ึฑืฆึธื”, ื—ึฒืฆึดื™ ืึทืžึผึธื” ืžึฐื–ื•ึผื–ึธื” ืžึดื›ึผึธืืŸ ื•ึทื—ึฒืฆึดื™ ืึทืžึผึธื” ืžึฐื–ื•ึผื–ึธื” ืžึดื›ึผึธืืŸ; ืฉืึถื ึผึถืึฑืžึทืจ: โ€ื•ึผืฉืึฐืชึผึทื™ึดื ื“ึผึฐืœึธืชื•ึนืช ืœึทื“ึผึฐืœึธืชื•ึนืช, ืฉืึฐืชึผึทื™ึดื ืžื•ึผืกึทื‘ึผื•ึนืช ื“ึผึฐืœึธืชื•ึนืช ืฉืึฐืชึผึทื™ึดื ืœึฐื“ึถืœึถืช ืึถื—ึธืช ื•ึผืฉืึฐืชึผึตื™ ื“ึฐืœึธืชื•ึนืช ืœึธืึทื—ึถืจึถืชโ€.
The entrance of the Heichal: Its height [was] twenty amos, and its width [was] ten amos. And it had four doors, two at the inside and two at the outside, as it is stated (Ezekiel 41:23): There were two doors to the Heichal and to the Holy [of Holies]. The outer [doors] opened into the entrance to cover the thickness of [the] wall, and the inner [doors] opened into the Heichal to cover [the area] behind the doors, for the entire Heichal was plated with gold, except for [the area] behind the doors. โ€ƒRโ€™ Yehudah says: [Both sets of doors] stood within the entranceway, and they were like an isteramita insofar as they folded back on themselves: the [outer doors occupied] two and a half amos and the [inner doors occupied] two and a half amos, [leaving] half an amah [for] the doorpost on this side and half an amah [for] the doorpost on this side; as it is stated (Ezekiel 41:24): There were two doors for [each one of] the doors, two swinging doors: two for one door and two doors for the other.