וְאֵלַמָּ֗ו אֶל־חָצֵר֙ הַחִ֣צוֹנָ֔ה וְתִמֹרִ֖ים אֶל־אילו [אֵילָ֑יו] וּמַעֲל֥וֹת שְׁמוֹנֶ֖ה מעלו [מַעֲלָֽיו׃]
And the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof; and the going up to it had eight steps.
Read midrashic interpretation of Ezekiel 40:31: and classical rabbinic exegesis.