1) There’s no less than seven Amrachlin, three treasurers and three Katlikin (who are higher than the Amrachlin). When they need to put a signed seal, the treasurer seals it, then it’s given to the Amrachal who seals it, then it’s given to the Katlik to seal, then to the Kohein Gadol who seals it and then to the king who seals it. When they open it up, it’s given to the king to inspect his seal and unseal it, then it’s given to each underling in order to inspect their seal and to open it.

2) There were four seals in the Mikdash; calf, male, goat kid and sinner (I.e., the Metzorah, since he needs an extra Lug of oil for placing on his thumbs etc.) After all, all types of animals don’t have a change of wine for the Nesachim whether they’re big or small, male or female, except for a ram that’s different than a sheep.

3) However, Ben Azai says that these were written in Aramaic and they had a fifth category, a poor sinner (by an Olah V’yored). However, the Rabanan say that he can buy the goat kid seal and bring the rest of the oil from his house.

4) They buy the appropriate seal for their Korban and then they exchanged it by the one who gives the wine for the Nesachim. At the end of the day, they compare the seals with the money collected for them, and if there’s missing money, the one in charge of the seals needs to pay from his own pocket, and if there’s extra, it remains by Hekdesh and we don’t assume it came from his own money.

5) If someone lost his seal, he waits until the end of the day and, if there’s more money than seals, it shows that he’s truthful, and they reimbursed him. Otherwise, they didn’t. However, they wrote the day of the week, the Mishmar and the month on it so a trickster can’t hide the seal and bring it back the next day, or next week, or next time the Mishmar comes back to serve in the Mikdash.

6) There were two store areas in the Mikdash, one called the ‘quiet’ were people who fear Heaven place money there, and the poor who came from richer stock get their support there quietly. The other area was called the ‘utensils,’ where people donate their utensils. Every thirty days it was opened and they selected the ones that the Mikdash can use, and the others were sold and the proceeds went to Bedek Habayis.

7) Although we have a rule that, if something is Mekudesh for the Mizbeach’s use that’s actually fit for Bedek Habayis, you can’t use it for that Bedek Habayis use, or if it’s Mekudesh for one Bedek Habayis use to use it for another Bedek Habayis use, (but you may use it for a Mizbeach’s use) and here, if the utensil is not needed for what it’s Mekudesh for, you use it for another Bedek Habayis reason; we must say it’s only when used as is, but if you sold it and bought other ones, it’s permitted.

Sixth Perek

1) There were thirteen horn shaped money containers (called Shofros) in the Mikdash that openings were narrow and crooked because of the tricksters that might look like they’re giving, but they were really stealing from it.

2) Regarding the Shemen Hamishcha; R’ Yehuda says that they cooked them with the herbs. R’ Yossi says that they first cooked the herbs in water not to absorb the oil. However, R’ Yehuda says that there were many miracles that were needed to keep the oil’s volume, since there was only twelve Lugim, and after what the pot absorbed and the fire burnt, you wouldn’t have enough to rub the outside of the herbs, and the volume was needed to last for all generations. Rather, it was all a miracle.

3) You do not need to anoint a king that’s the son of a king unless there was an argument who should get the kingdom. However, you need to anoint a Kohein Gadol even if he was the son of a Kohein Gadol.

4) you only anoint with a horn, and not a jug, and only by a stream to symbolize a Siman Tov for the kingdom to stretch out for a long time.

5) R’ Meir held that the Amos of the Aron (and other utensils in the Mikdash) was measured by six Tefachim, and R’ Yehuda says that they were five Tefachim.

6) They put the Luchos in the Aron, (the two whole and the two broken). Each Luach was six by six Tefachim, and together, they were twelve by six. Therefore, R’ Meir held that the Aron was fifteen Tefachim long, the Luchos took up twelve, the outer wall were a Tefach each, and the other two was the place of a Sefer Torah. The width was nine Tefachim. Six was taken up by the Luchos, two for each outer wall, and the extra Tefach was to allow removing the Sefer Torah that’s stuck in tightly by the length.

7) According to R’ Yehuda, the Aron was twelve and a half Tefachim long, there was a finger’s worth for all outer walls. The width was seven and a half, six for the Luchos, and a finger’s worth for all outer walls. The extra space was to easily remove the Luchos if necessary.

8) R’ Chisda held that the Ahron consisted of three boxes. The inner one and outer one was gold and the middle one was wood. Also, the top edge (over the thickness of the wood’s walls) was from gold. This is learned from the extra Pasuk of “you shall plate it with gold.” However, R’ Shimon b. Lakish says that it’s one wooden box plated with gold. However, from the above extra Pasuk we are taught that they plated each board with gold, even the area that attaches to the other board and won’t be seen from the outside.

9) There’s an argument whether it’s written five commandments on each Luach, or all ten was written on both Luchos, or twenty was written on both Luchos (since all ten was written on both sides of the Luach), or forty was written (since all ten was written on each of the four surfaces of each Luach).

10) According to R’ Yehuda, the Sefer Torah was not put in the Aron. Although the Pasuk says to put it on the side of the Aron, there was a box placed next to the Aron where it was placed.

11) Abba Yossi b. Yochanan explains that the thirteen bows in the Mikdash corresponds to the thirteen openings of the Mikdash, a bow by all openings. However, the Rabanan held that there were only seven openings, but the thirteen bows correspond to the thirteen breeches the Greeks made in the wall, and the Chashmenaim rebuilt.

12) The Mishna says: there were thirteen tables in the Mikdash. (Eight in the butchering area to wash out the innards, two on the west of the Mizbeach, one of marble to place limbs, and one of silver to place the Kli Shareis. There were two in the Ullam, one of marble to place the Lechem Hapanim when it goes in, and one of gold to place it on the way out. After all, once it was all week on a gold table, you can’t put it on a lower quality table since we only ascend in holiness, and not descend.)

13) We learned in a Braisa that the marble ones were really silver ones (since we shouldn’t be cheap in a place where we’re rich). However, the Tanna of our Mishna held that silver will warm up the bread and make it rot. We can’t say it’s not a problem since there was a miracle by the Lechem Hapanim that it was warm when it was removed from the Shulchon as it was when placed on it the week earlier; but we don’t rely on miracles.

14) If one week doesn’t have Lechem Hapanim, you can leave last week’s bread on the Shulchon since it says that it needs to be there constantly. You don’t need to worry that it would become Pasul because of Lina.

15) Although Shlomo made ten Shulchonos, the Tanna Kama says that they only put the Lechem on the one Moshe made. R’ Yossi b. Yehuda says that they took turns and set them up on all of the Shulchonos. They also argue regarding the ten Menoros that Shlomo made.

16) There were thirteen Shofros in the Mikdash, one said “new Shekalim” and the other “old Shkalim (for those who didn’t give last years Shekel yet, they put it in this Shofar). Others were the obligated “bird pairs” and the voluntary “Olah birds.”

17) R' Yehuda holds this way from what he holds that they didn't have a Shofar for people to deposit coins to buy their obligated bird Korbanos, since we might know that one of the owners died, and his Korban can't be brought, and his money would be mixed with everyone else's. You just can’t throw out one wrapping and bring birds with the rest of the money; since R' Yehuda doesn't hold of Breira (to assume the money thrown out was the dead owner's).

18) However, you can't say that he's only worried that someone will die since the Chazaka is that the owner is still alive. After all, the woman can rely on the Chazaka that the Kohein will bring the birds and can eat Kodshim that night, and the Kohein may bring it and doesn’t need to worry that the woman died.

19) Rather,R’ Yehuda held that, instead of having one for obligations, they had a second Shofar for voluntary Korbanos. One was for turtledoves, and the other was for young doves.

20) The other Shoforos were for wood, frankincense, gold for utensils, and six for voluntary Olos.

21) If someone says “It’s upon me to bring woods,” he needs to donate the two Gezeirin (logs). R’ Ba b. Mamal says that if he says “It’s upon me to bring wood” in the singular, he needs to donate one of the Gezerin. R’ Lazer says that it’s the implications of the Mishna that they split up with two Kohanim carrying one log apiece to the Mizbeach that each one is a separate gift to Hashem.

22) These Gezeirin; R’ Yehoshua b. Levi holds that it’s a little more than an Amah long, and a little less than an Amah wide. R’ Choni says their thickness are a Turtni (Koban Haeida the amount you would remove off a heaping Saah). R’ Shmuel b. Yitzchok says: since there only an Amah squared on the pyre on the Mizbeach, the Gezeirin need to be a little less than an Amah squared to fit on it. As the corners of the Mizbeach, the Kurkov and the pyre were all an Amah.

23) If someone says “It’s upon me to bring frankincense,” he needs to donate a Kometz amount. R’ Ilay says like the Koheins’ Kometz, since he’ll be making the Kometz. However, R’ Yirmiya says that he could also be Yoitza with his own Kometz.

24) If someone says “It’s upon me to bring gold,” he needs to donate a golden Dinar. R’ ELazar says that it’s only if he mentioned a coin, but without that, it’s enough gold to make a small fork.

25) The four voluntary Olos Shofaros corresponds to six “father’s house” that split up each Mishmar. Bar Pediya says it corresponds to six types of animals that can be brought as this voluntary Olah (bull, calf, goat, ram, young goat and lamb). Shmuel says: it corresponds to six Korbanos enumerated in the second Perek that their leftovers are brought as voluntary Olos, (the Asiras Ha’eifa, the birds for a Zav, Zavah, someone who gave birth, Chatos and Asham). R’ Yochanan says: the number of Shofros was according to the rate of donations.