Mesorat%20hashas for Middot 3:6

הַכִּיּוֹר הָיָה בֵּין הָאוּלָם וְלַמִּזְבֵּחַ, וּמָשׁוּךְ כְּלַפֵּי הַדָּרוֹם. בֵּין הָאוּלָם וְלַמִּזְבֵּחַ, עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁתַּיִם אַמָּה. וּשְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה מַעֲלוֹת הָיוּ שָׁם, רוּם מַעֲלָה חֲצִי אַמָּה, וְשִׁלְחָהּ אַמָּה. אַמָּה אַמָּה וְרֹבֶד שָׁלֹשׁ, וְאַמָּה אַמָּה וְרֹבֶד שָׁלֹשׁ. וְהָעֶלְיוֹנָה, אַמָּה אַמָּה וְרֹבֶד אַרְבַּע. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, הָעֶלְיוֹנָה, אַמָּה אַמָּה וְרֹבֶד חָמֵשׁ:

The laver was between the vestibule and the altar, drawn towards the south. Between the Sanctaury and the altar there were twenty two <i>amot</i> and there were twelve steps there. The height of each step was half an <i>amah</i> with a tread of one [<i>amah</i>]. [They were divided ino three sets of four steps each]. [The first set rose] one <i>amah</i> and one <i>amah</i> [a total of two <i>amot</i>] with a landing of three <i>amot</i>. [The second set also rose] one <i>amah</i> and one <i>amah</i> [a total of two <i>amot</i>] with a landing of three [<i>amot</i>]. The top [set rose] one <i>amah</i> and one <i>amah</i> [a total of two <i>amot</i>] with a landing of four [<i>amot</i>]. Rabbi Yehuda says that at the top [set rose] one <i>amah</i> and <i>amah</i> [a total of two <i>amot</i>] with a landing of five [<i>amot</i>].

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