Commentary for Kelim 24:12
שְׁלֹשָׁה עוֹרוֹת הֵן. הֶעָשׂוּי לְשָׁטִיחַ, טָמֵא מִדְרָס. לְתַכְרִיךְ הַכֵּלִים, טָמֵא טְמֵא מֵת. וְשֶׁל רְצוּעוֹת וְשֶׁל סַנְדָּלִים, טְהוֹרָה מִכְּלוּם:
There are three types of hides: one made to be a rug is susceptible to <i>midras</i> impurity; [one made] to be a wrapping for vessels is susceptible to corpse impurity; and that which is to be [cut into strips and] used for straps or for sandals is pure from all [types of impurities].
Bartenura on Mishnah Kelim
לשטיח (rug) – to stretch/spread on the ground to sit upon it.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Kelim
There are three different types of hides:
That which is used as a rug is susceptible to midras uncleanness; An animal hide used as a rug is sat and lain upon. Therefore, it is liable to midras.
That which is used as a rug is susceptible to midras uncleanness; An animal hide used as a rug is sat and lain upon. Therefore, it is liable to midras.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Kelim
לתכריך הכלים (as a wrapper for vessels/utensils) – to wrap up the utensils,, as for example, knives and scissors and needles in order to preserve them.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Kelim
That which is used as a wrapper for vessels is susceptible to corpse uncleanness; If it is used to wrap vessels, it counts as a vessel because it "contains something." Therefore, it is susceptible to impurity, just not midras impurity.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Kelim
ושל רצועות ושל סנדלים – leather that stands to cut from it straps and sandals, is ritually pure from everything, for it is not used for work. But straps that are already prepared, are ritually impure, as is explained in Tractate Negaim, Chapter 11.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Kelim
And that which is intended for straps and sandals is free from all uncleanness. If the hide was made such that straps and sandals can be cut from it, it is not yet a vessel and it is not susceptible to impurity.
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