went down and placed it upon the fourth platform in the court.

4. Every day he gathered out the coals with one of silver and poured them
out into one of gold, but to-day he gathered them with one of gold and he
entered with it. Every day he gathered them out with one of four cabs(215)
and poured them into one of three cabs. But to-day he gathered them out
with one of three cabs, and with it he entered. Rabbi Joseph said, "every
day he gathered out with one containing a seah,(216) and poured it into
one of three cabs. But to-day he gathered out with one of three cabs, and
with it he entered. Every day it was heavy, but to-day it was light. Every
day its handle was short, but to-day long. Every day it was green gold;
to-day red." The words of Rabbi Menachem. "Every day he offered half a
pound in the morning, and half a pound in the evening, but to-day he added
his handful. Every day it was fine; but to-day the finest of the fine."

5. Every day the priests went up the ascent (to the altar) in the east and
descended in the west. But to-day the High Priest went up in the middle
and descended in the middle. R. Judah said, "The High Priest ever went up
in the middle and descended in the middle." Every day the High Priest
sanctified his hands and his feet from the laver; but to-day from the
golden basin. R. Judah said, "The High Priest ever sanctified his hands
and his feet from the golden basin."

6. "Every day there were there four rows(217) of hearths; but to-day
five," the words of R. Meier. Rabbi Joseph said, "every day three; but
to-day four." Rabbi Judah said, "every day two; but to-day three."

Chapter V

1. They brought out for him the cup and the censer, and filled his hand
full (of incense), and put it into the cup, the large according to his
largeness,(218) and the smaller according to his smallness, and so was its
measure. He took the censer in his right hand, and the spoon in his left.
He proceeded in the Sanctuary until he came between the two vails dividing
between the holy and the holy of holies, and intermediate was a cubit. R.
Joseph said, "there was one vail only," as He said, "the vail is the
division for you between the Holy and the Holy of Holies" (Exod. xxvi.
33). Outside it was looped up southward, inside northward. He proceeded
between them till he reached the north. When he reached the north his face
was turned southward. He proceeded leftward near the vail till he came to
the ark. When he