Comentário sobre Midot 2:1
הַר הַבַּיִת הָיָה חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת אַמָּה עַל חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת אַמָּה, רֻבּוֹ מִן הַדָּרוֹם, שֵׁנִי לוֹ מִן הַמִּזְרָח, שְׁלִישִׁי לוֹ מִן הַצָּפוֹן, מִעוּטוֹ מִן הַמַּעֲרָב. מְקוֹם שֶׁהָיָה רֹב מִדָּתוֹ, שָׁם הָיָה רֹב תַּשְׁמִישׁוֹ:
O monte do templo era de quinhentos amah [côvado] por quinhentos amah , com a maior parte [suas câmaras] no sul, depois que [número de câmaras] estava no leste, e terceiro [número de câmaras] estava no norte, e os menos no oeste. A área que teve maior medida [número de câmaras] teve mais uso.
Bartenura on Mishnah Middot
The Temple Mount was five hundred cubits. It was enclosed by a wall
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English Explanation of Mishnah Middot
Introduction
Chapter two deals with the dimensions of the Temple Mount and its courtyards.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Middot
The greater part of it was on the south; next to that on the east. Meaning, the distance from the wall of the Temple Mount to the wall of the [Temple] Courtyard on the southern side was greater than the distance between those [walls] on the eastern side. And the distance between those [walls] on the eastern side was greater than the distance between them on the northern side. And the northern [side] was greater than the south[ern side].
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English Explanation of Mishnah Middot
The Temple Mount was five hundred cubits by five hundred cubits. This accords with the dimensions stated in Ezekiel 42:20.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Middot
The greater part of it was on the south; next to that on the east; next to that on the north; and the smallest part on the west. The Temple was not centered in the middle of the Temple Mount. Rather it was to the northwestern side. Most of the empty ground was on the south. The second greatest empty area was on the east, then the north. The western side, or more accurately, the northwestern side, is where the Temple was located. As an aside, this is why the Western Wall is the closest of the walls to the actual Temple. Today if you go into the tunnels to the north of the western wall, you get as close as is possible to the Temple, without going onto the Temple Mount.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Middot
The part which was most extensive was the part most used. For non-priests, the most extensive use was in the south, where the largest empty area was located.
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