Talmud for Parah 12:3

נִתְכַּוֵּן לְהַזּוֹת עַל דָּבָר שֶׁהוּא מְקַבֵּל טֻמְאָה וְהִזָּה עַל דָּבָר שֶׁאֵינוֹ מְקַבֵּל טֻמְאָה, אִם יֵשׁ בָּאֵזוֹב, לֹא יִשְׁנֶה. עַל דָּבָר שֶׁאֵינוֹ מְקַבֵּל טֻמְאָה, וְהִזָּה עַל דָּבָר שֶׁמְּקַבֵּל טֻמְאָה, אִם יֵשׁ בָּאֵזוֹב, יִשְׁנֶה. עַל הָאָדָם, וְהִזָּה עַל הַבְּהֵמָה, אִם יֵשׁ בָּאֵזוֹב, לֹא יִשְׁנֶה. עַל הַבְּהֵמָה, וְהִזָּה עַל הָאָדָם, אִם יֵשׁ בָּאֵזוֹב, יִשְׁנֶה. הַמַּיִם הַמְנַטְּפִים, כְּשֵׁרִים. לְפִיכָךְ הֵם מְטַמְּאִין לְשֵׁם מֵי חַטָּאת:

If one intended to sprinkle on something that can retain impurity, and he sprinkled on something that cannot retain impurity, if there is [still some of the sanctified water] in the hyssop, he need not repeat [his dipping, before going to sprinkle the rest of the water onto other things or people]. If [one intended to sprinkle] onto something that cannot retain impurity, and he sprinkled on something that can retain impurity, [even] if there is [still some water] in the hyssop, he must repeat [his dipping, before sprinkling again]. If [one intended to sprinkle] onto a person, and he sprinkled onto an animal, if there is [still some of the sanctified water] in the hyssop, he need not repeat [his dipping]. If [he intended] onto an animal, and he sprinkled onto a person, [even] if there is [still some water] in the hyssop, he must repeat. The waters that drip [from the hyssop, if it was dipped for sprinkling onto something that cannot retain purity,] they are valid [for sprinkling, if they fall into a pure vessel, and if one then dips the hyssop into them for sprinkling]; therefore they cause impurity as <i>chatat</i> waters [which render impure those who carry or touch them].

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