Mesorat%20hashas for Menachot 38:10

אי אל פני המזבח יכול בדרום ת"ל לפני ה' הא כיצד מגישה בקרן דרומית מערבית כנגד חודה של קרן ודיו

As it has been taught: [If the verse had only stated,] 'Before the Lord', I might have thought that it meant on the west [side of the altar],<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As this side of the altar faced the entrance of the Temple (wherein was the Holy of Holies) which was located in the west of the Temple court. V. fig. 1.');">¹⁴</span> the verse therefore added, To the front of the altar.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the south, for here was the ascent leading up to the altar.');">¹⁵</span>

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