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Related for Berakhot 3:4

בַּעַל קֶרִי מְהַרְהֵר בְּלִבּוֹ וְאֵינוֹ מְבָרֵךְ, לֹא לְפָנֶיהָ וְלֹא לְאַחֲרֶיהָ. וְעַל הַמָּזוֹן מְבָרֵךְ לְאַחֲרָיו, וְאֵינוֹ מְבָרֵךְ לְפָנָיו. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, מְבָרֵךְ לִפְנֵיהֶם וּלְאַחֲרֵיהֶם:

One who had a seminal discharge [(Ezra instituted that one who had experienced a seminal discharge, whether inadvertently or wittingly, should not read in the Torah until he had immersed himself — not because of cleanliness or uncleanliness, for words of Torah are not susceptible of uncleanliness — but so that Torah scholars not be always "found with their wives like roosters.")] meditates [upon the Shema in his heart [when the time for its recital arrives], and he does not make the blessing before or after it [even by way of meditation. Since the blessings are not Scripturally mandated, the rabbis did not require them.] And for bread, he makes the concluding blessing [this being Scripturally mandated], but not the preliminary one [this not being Scripturally mandated. And it has already been ruled, with none demurring, that the immersion requirement has been rescinded and that those who had experienced a seminal discharge recite the Shema in the usual manner and study Torah and pray, and recite all of the blessings.] R. Yehudah says: He makes both the preliminary and the concluding blessing.

Tosefta Berakhot

A man who had a seminal emission (Baal Keri) and is sick, if nine Kavs of water were poured on him, he may read [the Shema]. But he may not fulfill the obligation [of reading the Shema] for others until he dips himself in forty Seah [of water]. Rebbi Yehudah says, “Forty Seah no matter what."
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Tosefta Berakhot

“A man who had a seminal emission (Baal Keri) who does not have water to dip in may read the Shema, but he may not [read it loud enough so that he can] hear [himself talking] with his own ear, and does not say the Beracha (blessing) not before it and not after it.” [These are] the words of Rebbi Meir. And the Chachamim (Sages) say, ”He may read the Shema and he may [read it loud enough so that he can] hear [himself talking] with his own ear, and he says the Beracha [both] before it and after it.” Rebbi Meir said, “One time we were sitting in the Bet Midrash (Study Hall) in front of Rebbi Akiva and we were reading the Shema, but we were not saying it loud enough to be able to hear ourselves, because of one inquisitor who was standing by the door.” They (i.e. Chachamim) said [back] to him, “The time of danger is not a proof.”
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