Commentary for Oholot 9:5

בַּמֶּה דְבָרִים אֲמוּרִים, בִּזְמַן שֶׁפִּיהָ לַחוּץ. הָיָה פִיהָ לִפְנִים, וְכַזַּיִת מִן הַמֵּת נָתוּן תַּחְתֶּיהָ אוֹ עַל גַּבָּהּ מִבַּחוּץ, כֹּל שֶׁהוּא כְנֶגֶד הַזַּיִת, תַּחְתֶּיהָ וְגַבָּהּ וְתוֹכָהּ טָמֵא. וְכֹל שֶׁאֵינוֹ כְנֶגֶד הַזַּיִת, תּוֹכָהּ וְהַבַּיִת טָהוֹר. בְּתוֹכָהּ אוֹ בַבַּיִת, הַכֹּל טָמֵא:

When is this the case? When its mouth faces outside. But if its mouth faces inside and a [piece the size of] an olive of dead body is placed beneath it or on top of it from the outside, anything opposite the [piece the size of] an olive, beneath it and on top of it (and its inside) are impure. Whatever is not opposite the [piece the size of] an olive, its inside and the house are pure. If it was inside [the hive] or the house, everything would be impure.

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