Reference for Parah 12:10

כִּסּוּי מֵחַם שֶׁהוּא מְחֻבָּר לְשַׁלְשֶׁלֶת, בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, חִבּוּר לַטֻּמְאָה וְאֵינוֹ חִבּוּר לַהַזָּיָה. בֵּית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, הִזָּה עַל הַמֵּחַם, הֻזָּה הַכִּסּוּי. הִזָּה עַל הַכִּסּוּי, לֹא הֻזָּה הַמֵּחָם. הַכֹּל כְּשֵׁרִים לְהַזּוֹת, חוּץ מִטֻּמְטוּם וְאַנְדְּרוֹגִינוֹס וְהָאִשָּׁה. וְתִינוֹק שֶׁאֵין בּוֹ דַעַת, הָאִשָּׁה מְסַעַדְתּוֹ וּמַזֶּה, וְאוֹחֶזֶת לוֹ בַמַּיִם וְהוּא טוֹבֵל וּמַזֶּה. אִם אָחֲזָה בְיָדוֹ, אֲפִלּוּ בִשְׁעַת הַזָּיָה, פָּסוּל:

The cover of a kettle which is connected to a chain, Beit Shammai say: it is joined for impurity but not for sprinkling; Beit Hillel say: if he sprinkles onto the kettle he has sprinkled on the cover [i.e. the cover also becomes pure], but if he sprinkles on the cover, he has not sprinkled on the kettle. Anyone is valid to sprinkle, except for one of undetermined gender, a hermaphrodite, a woman, and a child that does not possess understanding. A woman may assist in the sprinkling, and she can hold the water while he dips and sprinkles. If she held his hand [during the process], even at the time of sprinkling [and not just the dipping], it is invalid.

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