Commentary for Kelim 24:15
שְׁלֹשָׁה פְרָקִילִינִין הֵן. שֶׁל צָדֵי חַיָּה וָעוֹף, טָמֵא מִדְרָס. שֶׁל חֲגָבִין, טָמֵא טְמֵת מֵת. וְשֶׁל קַיָּצִין, טָהוֹר מִכְּלוּם:
There are three types of mitts: one used by hunters of [wild] animals and fowl is susceptible to <i>midras</i> impurity; one used by [hunters of] locusts is susceptible to corpse impurity; and one used by fig-driers is pure from all [types of impurities].
Bartenura on Mishnah Kelim
פרקלינין (greaves/leggings) – in the form of a hand made of leather that they carry the hunted birds when they catch the bid in their hands, that they call ASHTOR and ASHPAROIR. And with it they go out to hunt wild animals or birds.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Kelim
The word which I have translated "hip-boots" is based on Albeck's explanation of this mishnah. Traditional commentators explain the word to mean some sort of leather gloves.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Kelim
טמא מדרס – because he leans upon it.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Kelim
There are three different types of hip-boots:
Those used by the hunters of animals and birds are susceptible to midras uncleanness; According to Albeck, when hunters wear these boots, they cover all the way down to the foot. Since they are walked upon, they are susceptible to midras.
Those used by the hunters of animals and birds are susceptible to midras uncleanness; According to Albeck, when hunters wear these boots, they cover all the way down to the foot. Since they are walked upon, they are susceptible to midras.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Kelim
ושל חגבים (and that of locust catchers) – those who go to hunt locusts and place them in it.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Kelim
Those used by locust gatherers are susceptible to corpse uncleanness. The hip-boots used by locust gatherers are considered vessels, but they do not cover the feet. Therefore, they are not susceptible to midras. Note that in the time of the mishnah Jews would have eaten locusts. Today very few Jews do so, although certain locusts are still considered kosher.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Kelim
ושל קוצים – to collect thorns. But there those who have the reading of “summer fruit,” that the summer fruit had dried, such as those who make dried figs and raisons in the field.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Kelim
And those used by fig-pickers are free from all uncleanness. The hip-boots used by fig-pickers are not considered vessels at all.
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