Halakhah for Exodus 20:23
וְלֹֽא־תַעֲלֶ֥ה בְמַעֲלֹ֖ת עַֽל־מִזְבְּחִ֑י אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹֽא־תִגָּלֶ֥ה עֶרְוָתְךָ֖ עָלָֽיו׃ (פ)
Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto Mine altar, that thy nakedness be not uncovered thereon.
Sefer HaChinukh
To not take steps on the altar: To not ascend the altar with stairs, so that he not make large steps in his going up - as it is stated (Exodus 20:23), "And you shall not ascend My altar by stairs, that your nakedness not be exposed upon it." Rather, when he ascends there, he should walk slowly and with awe, [placing] his heel in front of his toe. And so is it said in the Mekhilta d'Rabbi Yishmael 20:23.
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