Commentary for Menachot 194:3
קא סלקא דעתך מיסוד ועד סובב באמה בת חמישה בגובה ומאי חיק האמה ואמה רוחב הכי קא אמר מחיק האמה ועד רוחב באמה בת חמשה
Now R'Meir maintained that [only] this<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. the golden altar, which was placed in the category of Temple vessels; on the other hand the outer altar was regarded as a Temple building.');"><sup>5</sup></span> was measured by a cubit of five handbreadths but all the other vessels [in the Temple] were measured by a cubit of six handbreadths; whereas R'Judah maintained that like this [cubit] shall be all the cubits for the vessels.
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