“He measured the wall of the House,”¹ 41:5. i.e., the thickness of the western wall of the Holy of Holies, “it was six cubits.” According to *Rambam,*², Middos 4:3; Hilchos Beis HaBechirah 4:4. in the Second Beis Hamikdash the wall was not a solid 6 cubits. Instead, there were two walls with open space between them.³ The width of the walls and the open space added up to 6 cubits.

footnotes: ¹ Yechezkel ² See Rambam ³ The open space is sometimes referred to as a תא, “cell.”

It would be possible to give a similar explanation in this instance – that the “wall” referred to by the verse refers to two walls with open space between them. Accordingly, the open space would be one of the 33 side-chambers (צלעות), as reflected in the explanations below⁴ that follow Rambam’s interpretation. We did not offer such an explanation because we want Rambam’s interpretation to accord with Targum Yonason, as will be explained in sections 64-65.

footnotes: ⁴ See sections 64-69.