Mishnah for Makhshirin 4:3

הַכּוֹפֶה קְעָרָה עַל הַכֹּתֶל בִּשְׁבִיל שֶׁתּוּדַח, הֲרֵי זֶה בְכִי יֻתַּן. אִם בִּשְׁבִיל שֶׁלֹּא יִלְקֶה הַכֹּתֶל, אֵינָן בְּכִי יֻתַּן:

[If] one overturned a jar against the wall for it to get washed [by rain] that achieves <i>BeKhi Yutan</i>. If [he placed it there] to protect the wall [from the rain] that does not achieve <i>BeKhi Yutan</i>.

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