Quotation for Oholot 15:8

חֲצַר הַקֶּבֶר, הָעוֹמֵד בְּתוֹכָהּ טָהוֹר, עַד שֶׁיְהֵא בָהּ אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת, כְּדִבְרֵי בֵית שַׁמַּאי. בֵּית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, אַרְבָּעָה טְפָחִים. קוֹרָה שֶׁעֲשָׂאָהּ גּוֹלֵל לְקֶבֶר, בֵּין עוֹמֶדֶת בֵּין מֻטָּה עַל צִדָּהּ, אֵין טָמֵא אֶלָּא כְנֶגֶד הַפֶּתַח. עָשָׂה רֹאשָׁהּ גּוֹלֵל לְקֶבֶר, אֵין טָמֵא אֶלָּא עַד אַרְבָּעָה טְפָחִים. וּבִזְמַן שֶׁהוּא עָתִיד לָגֹד, רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, כֻּלָּהּ חִבּוּר:

The courtyard of a graveyard, one who stands in it is pure until it is four square cubits, says Beit Shammai. But Beit Hillel say, [it only needs to be] four square handbreadths. A beam which was made into a grave cover, whether it is standing or leaning on its side, only what is opposite the opening is impure. If he made its end into a grave cover, [one who touches it] only up to four handbreadths becomes impure, and when it is destined to be trimmed down. But Rabbi Yehuda says all of it is connected [and therefore impurifies].

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