Quoting%20commentary for Kelim 19:7

תֵּבָה שֶׁפִּתְחָהּ מִלְמַעְלָה, טְמֵאָה טְמֵא מֵת. נִפְחֲתָה מִלְמַעְלָה, טְמֵאָה טְמֵא מֵת. נִפְחֲתָה מִלְּמַטָּה, טְהוֹרָה. מְגוּרוֹת שֶׁבָּהּ, טְמֵאוֹת, וְאֵינָם חִבּוּר לָהּ:

A box whose opening is at the top is susceptible to corpse impurity. If it was damaged above, it is still susceptible to corpse impurity. If it was damaged below, it becomes pure. The compartments within it remain impure, and are not regarded as connected to it.

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