Commentary for Zevachim 103:3
אי הוה כתיב אל יסוד העולה הוה אמינא בזקיפה אל יסוד השתא דכתיב אל יסוד מזבח העולה אגגו דיסוד
- If 'at the base of the burnt-offering' were written, I would say [that it means] on the vertical [wall] of the base;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The base was a cubit high, the altar then being recessed one cubit; thus the base had a vertical wall of a cubit, and a top surface (roof) of a cubit.');"><sup>4</sup></span> now that it is written, at the base of the altar of burnt-offering, it denotes on the roof [top] of the base.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which is hard by the altar itself.');"><sup>5</sup></span>
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