Commentary for Menachot 196:8
ואם תאמר חמשה מימין הפתח וחמשה משמאל הפתח אם כן מצינו מנורה בצפון והתורה אמרה (שמות כו, לה) ואת המנורה נכח השולחן
You must therefore say that [the candlestick] of Moses stood in the middle with five [candlesticks] to the right of it and five to the left of it. One [Baraitha] states that [the tables] stood in the inner half of the Sanctuary, whilst another [Baraitha] states that they stood in the inner third of the Sanctuary! - This, however, presents no difficulty, for the one [Baraitha]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The latter.');"><sup>12</sup></span>
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