English: “The base of the olah altar” — the southern base.
In the sugya: The precise location for pouring the residual blood is identified as the southern foundation of the outer altar.
Type of Learning
Southern base of the outer altar — the residual blood is poured at the southern foundation of the olah altar.
What Is Learned
The residual blood is poured at the southern foundation of the olah altar. The verse’s reference to the base of the olah altar is specified by the Gemara as the southern side. This locates the final disposal of the blood of the High Priest’s chatas at a defined point on the outer altar structure.