Mesorat%20hashas for Menachot 191:22

והאיכא בזיכין בגוויה דלחם הוו יתבי ולבהדי לחם הוו קיימי והאיכא קרנות קרנות לגוויה דלחם כייף להו ולחם עלייהו נח ליה

and according to him who says that two handbreadths were turned up [at either side] it will be seen that the table could hallow to the height of twelve handbreadths. But there were the rods!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That were placed between the cakes; accordingly the six cakes rose to a greater height than fifteen handbreadths, for there must be added thereto five times the thickness of the rods.');">²⁵</span> - The rods were sunken in.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' There were notches at the top of each cake and the rods were laid therein so that there was no intervening space between one cake and that above it.');">²⁶</span> But what was the purpose [of the rods]? To prevent the bread from becoming mouldy, was it not? But as now suggested the bread would still become mouldy!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In spite of the rods, since there is no space between the cakes.');">²⁷</span> - It was raised a little.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The rod did not lie actually, as was assumed supra, upon the sides of the cake (v. diagram p. 580) , but was raised above it, and the ends of the rod rested in the grooves of the upright props; accordingly the upper cake did not come into contact with the one below it, and the air could circulate freely between the cakes.');">²⁸</span> Then that little [should also be taken into account]!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It would make each row rise to a greater height than fifteen handbreadths.');">²⁹</span> - Since in all it did not amount to a handbreadth it was of no significance. But there were the dishes [of frankincense]!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It would make each row rise to a greater height than fifteen handbreadths.');">²⁹</span> - They were placed in the bread<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., in the air-space of the top cake between the two perpendicular sides.');">³⁰</span> and rose to the same height as the bread. Then there were the corners!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Or 'horns', v. supra p. 586, n. 5.');">³¹</span> - The corners were bent inward and the bread rested upon them.

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