Еврейская мысль к Дварим 28:27

One might object to interpreting the term g’vul as referring to the horns,⁹This reflects a correction of the Hebrew text which states יסוד, “foundation.” because of the verse referring to the placement of the sacrificial blood on the Altar,¹⁰Ibid.:20. “And you shall place it on the corners (karnosav)… and on the edge (g’vul) all around.” The word karnosav is referring to the horns. However, if this is so, then what is the word g’vul referring to? It is possible to explain that when the term keren is not mentioned, and g’vul is mentioned, g’vul refers to the horns. When, however, Scripture mentions g’vul and keren together, g’vul has another meaning. To cite a parallel, see Rashi’s interpretation of the terms garav and yalefes.¹¹See Rashi, Vayikra 21:20. There, he explains that the meaning of garav depends on the context where it is used. In Vayikra, loc. cit., since it is used in connection with yalefes, it has one meaning, and in Devarim 28:27 when it is used in connection with cheres, it has a different meaning. Thus, when the term g’vul is mentioned together with the term keren, it refers to the area where the kohanim walk, or the space between the horns, or both of these spaces. Indeed, the Mishnah uses the term g’vul in this manner in Tractate Kilayim,¹²Kilayim 3:1. when discussing the g’vul ha’arugah, the area used to walk around a row of produce. Similarly, the Targum Yonason translates the term g’vul as gedanfa, “frame,” when it is used alone,¹³Targum Yonason, Yechezkel 43:17. but when that term is used together with the word keren,¹⁴Targum Yonason, Yechezkel 43:20. it is translated as techuma, its “area.”