Mishnah
Mishnah

Reference for Shekalim 6:4

שְׁלשָׁה עָשָׂר שֻׁלְחָנוֹת הָיוּ בַּמִּקְדָּשׁ, שְׁמוֹנֶה שֶׁל שַׁיִשׁ בְּבֵית הַמִּטְבְּחַיִם, שֶׁעֲלֵיהֶן מְדִיחִין אֶת הַקְּרָבַיִם. וּשְׁנַיִם בְּמַעֲרַב הַכֶּבֶשׁ, אֶחָד שֶׁל שַׁיִשׁ וְאֶחָד שֶׁל כֶּסֶף עַל שֶׁל שַׁיִשׁ הָיוּ נוֹתְנִים אֶת הָאֵבָרִים, עַל שֶׁל כֶּסֶף כְּלֵי שָׁרֵת. וּשְׁנַיִם בָּאוּלָם מִבִּפְנִים עַל פֶּתַח הַבַּיִת, אֶחָד שֶׁל שַׁיִשׁ וְאֶחָד שֶׁל זָהָב, עַל שֶׁל שַׁיִשׁ נוֹתְנִין לֶחֶם הַפָּנִים בִּכְנִיסָתוֹ, וְעַל שֶׁל זָהָבּ בִּיצִיאָתוֹ, שֶׁמַּעֲלִין בַּקֹּדֶשׁ וְלֹא מוֹרִידִין. וְאֶחָד שֶׁל זָהָב מִבִּפְנִים, שֶׁעָלָיו לֶחֶם הַפָּנִים תָּמִיד:

There were thirteen tables in the Temple: eight of marble in the slaughterhouse, where the entrails were rinsed; (there were) two on the west of the ramp — one of marble, the other of silver. On the marble table the limbs were placed. [After they had been cut, they were arranged on the table until the Cohanim offered them up. They were not made of silver or gold (though "there is no poverty in a place of wealth") for gold and silver heat and spoil (the flesh) whereas marble cools and keeps it from spoiling. (They did not rely upon the miracle of flesh never having spoiled in the Temple.)] On the silver table, they kept the ministering vessels [that they took out every morning, ninety-three ministering vessels, as explained in Tamid)]. And there were two in the ulam (the hall) inside, at the entrance of the Temple, one of marble and one of silver. On the marble table they would place the show-bread upon entering [i.e., after it was baked, before it was arranged on the (inner) table.] And on the gold table they would place it upon leaving [and it remained there until it was distributed (to the Cohanim)]. For "we raise in holiness and do not lower." [Since it was removed from the (inner) table of gold, we do not "lower" it to one of silver.] And there was one of gold within on which the show-bread constantly sat.

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