Commentary for Yoma 43:13

בעי רב פפא ארבע אמות שאמרו בהדיה אמה יסוד ואמה סובב

IF THEY WERE MANY etc. : R'Papa said: It is obvious to me [that within four cubits does] not [refer to] the four cubits on the floor,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Before reaching the ramp.');">²⁰</span> because we learnt: THEY WOULD RUN AND MOUNT THE RAMP; neither does it mean the first<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' At the foot of the ramp.');">²¹</span> [four cubits], because we learnt: THEY WOULD RUN AND MOUNT THE RAMP, and after that: HE THAT CAME FIRST WITHIN FOUR CUBITS; neither does it mean [four cubits] in the middle because this is not clearly indicated; hence it is self-evident that it means [four cubits] off the altar But R'Papa asked: Do these four cubits, of which we have spoken, include the one cubit of the [projecting] base and the one cubit of the gallery,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sobeb. Lit., 'a ring', or 'hoop'; here a gallery round the altar for the priest to walk on.');">²²</span>

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