Within the walls is holier than they, in that we may eat kodashim kalim and maaser sheni there. The Temple Mount is holier than it, in that zavim, zavos, niddos, and women who have given birth are not permitted to enter there. The Cheil is holier than it, in that non-Jews and people contaminated with corpse-tumah are not permitted to enter there. The Women’s Courtyard is holier than it, in that a tevul yom is not permitted to enter there, but they are not obligated to bring a chatas offering for [entering] it. The Israelites’ Courtyard is holier than it, in that a mechussar kippurim is not permitted to enter there, and they are obligated to bring a chatas-offering for [entering] it. The Kohanim’s Courtyard is holier than it, in that Israelites are not permitted to enter there except when they are needed, for leaning, for slaughtering, [and] for waving.

Between the Ulam and the Altar is holier than it, in that [Kohanim] with blemishes or untrimmed hair may not enter there. The Heichal is holier than it, in that one whose hands and feet are unwashed may not enter there. The Holy of Holies is holier than they, in that no one may enter there except the Kohen Gadol on Yom Kippur at the time of the service. R’ Yose said: With regard to five matters [the area] between the Ulam and the Altar is on a par with the Heichal: That those with blemishes, or untrimmed hair, or those who have drunk wine, or with unwashed hands and feet, may not enter there, and they must remove themselves from [the area] between the Ulam and the Altar when the incense is burned.