Reference for Sotah 73:9

רבי אומר אלו ואלו למטה הן עומדים הפכו פניהם כלפי הר גריזים ופתחו בברכה כלפי הר עיבל ופתחו בקללה מאי (דברים כז, יב) על על בסמוך

It means 'near to'; as it has been taught: And thou shalt put pure frankincense near ['al] each row<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XXIV, 7. ');">¹⁷</span> — Rabbi says: 'Al means 'near to'. You declare that 'al means 'near to'; but perhaps it is not so and the signification is actually 'upon'? Since it states: Thou shalt put a veil 'al the ark,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ex. XL, 3. The veil was not 'upon' the ark but 'near to, i.e., in front of it. ');">¹⁸</span>

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