## Tamid Daf 25b

###### Tamid 25b:1
[Tamid 25b:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tamid/r/25b:1)

מַתְנִי׳ **בִּשְׁלֹשָׁה** מְקוֹמוֹת הַכֹּהֲנִים שׁוֹמְרִים בְּבֵית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ: בֵּית אַבְטִינָס, בֵּית הַנִּיצוֹץ, בֵּית הַמּוֹקֵד. בְּבֵית אַבְטִינָס וּבְבֵית הַנִּיצוֹץ הָיוּ עֲלִיּוֹת, הָרוֹבִים שׁוֹמְרִים שָׁם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** **The priests** would **keep watch in three places in the Temple** courtyard, in honor of the Temple, like guards in royal courtyards: **In the Chamber of Avtinas,** which is the Chamber where the incense was prepared, **and** on the two sides of the northern section of the courtyard: **In the Chamber of the Spark,** where there was a small, perpetual fire, from which the fire of the altar would be lit if it went out; **and in the Chamber of the Hearth,** where there was also a fire, by which the priests would warm themselves when it was cold. **In the Chamber of Avtinas and in the Chamber of the Spark there were upper stories,** and **the young** priests, who were not yet eligible to serve in the Temple, would **keep watch there.**


###### Tamid 25b:2
[Tamid 25b:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tamid/r/25b:2)

בֵּית הַמּוֹקֵד כִּיפָּה, וּבַיִת הַגָּדוֹל הָיָה, מוּקָּף רוֹבְדִין שֶׁל אֶבֶן. זִקְנֵי בֵּית אָב יְשֵׁנִים שָׁם וּמַפְתְּחוֹת הָעֲזָרָה בְּיָדָם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
In **the Chamber of the Hearth,** there was no upper story, as its ceiling was round like **a cupola. And it was a large hall, surrounded** by **rows of stone** that protruded from the walls and that served as benches. **The elders of the patrilineal** priestly **family** that would serve in the Temple the following day would **sleep there, and the keys to the** Temple **courtyard** were **in their possession.**


###### Tamid 25b:3
[Tamid 25b:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tamid/r/25b:3)

פִּרְחֵי כְהוּנָּה אִישׁ כִּסְתּוֹ בָּאָרֶץ. לֹא הָיוּ יְשֵׁנִים בְּבִגְדֵי קֹדֶשׁ, אֶלָּא הָיוּ פּוֹשְׁטִין וּמַנִּיחִין אוֹתָן תַּחַת רָאשֵׁיהֶם, וּמִתְכַּסִּין בִּכְסוּת עַצְמָן. אֵירַע קֶרִי לְאֶחָד מֵהֶן – יוֹצֵא וְהוֹלֵךְ לוֹ

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The **young men of the priesthood,** who were old enough to serve in the Temple, would also sleep in the Chamber of the Hearth. They would not sleep on benches, but instead **each** of the priests would sleep with **his garment on the ground.** Furthermore, **they would not sleep** dressed **in the sacred vestments; rather, they would remove** them and fold them up. **And** then **they** would **place** their vestments on the floor **beneath their heads, and cover themselves with their own** non-sacred **garments.** If **a seminal emission befell one of** the priests, rendering him ritually impure and unfit for service, **he would leave** the Chamber of the Hearth, **and he would walk**