Kelim 16

כָּל כְּלִי עֵץ שֶׁנֶּחֱלַק לִשְׁנַיִם, טָהוֹר, חוּץ מִשֻּׁלְחָן הַכָּפוּל, וְתַמְחוּי הַמִּזְנוֹן, וְהָאֱפִיפוֹרִין שֶׁל בַּעֲלֵי הַבָּיִת. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, אַף הַמָּגֵס, וְקוֹד הַבַּבְלִי כַּיּוֹצֵא בָהֶן. כְּלֵי עֵץ, מֵאֵימָתַי מְקַבְּלִין טֻמְאָה. הַמִּטָּה וְהָעֲרִיסָה, מִשֶּׁיְּשׁוּפֵם בְּעוֹר הַדָּג. גָּמַר שֶׁלֹּא לָשׁוּף, טְמֵאָה. רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר, הַמִּטָּה, מִשֶּׁיְּסָרֵג בָּהּ שְׁלֹשָׁה בָתִּים:

A wooden vessel that was broken into two becomes clean, except for a folding table, a dish with compartments for [different kinds of] food, and a householder's footstool. Rabbi Yehudah says: also a double dish and a Babylonian drinking vessel are the same. When do wooden vessels begin to be susceptible to impurity? A bed and a cot, after they are sanded with fish skin. If the owner determined not to sand them they are susceptible to impurity. Rabbi Meir says: a bed [becomes susceptible to impurity] when he knits three rows of meshes.

הַסַּלִּים שֶׁל עֵץ, מִשֶּׁיַּחְסֹם וִיקַנֵּב. וְשֶׁל תְּמָרָה, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁלֹּא קִנֵּב מִבִּפְנִים, טָמֵא, שֶׁכֵּן מְקַיְּמִין. כַּלְכָּלָה, מִשֶּׁיַּחְסֹם וִיקַנֵּב וְיִגְמֹר אֶת הַתְּלוֹיָה. בֵּית הַלְּגִינִין, וּבֵית הַכּוֹסוֹת, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁלֹּא קִנֵּב מִבִּפְנִים, טָמֵא, שֶׁכֵּן מְקַיְּמִין:

Wooden baskets [become susceptible to impurity] as soon as he rounds their rims and smooths the edges. But those that are made of palm-branches [become susceptible to impurity] even though their ends were not smoothed off on the inside, since they leave them like this. A basket [of reed-grass becomes susceptible to impurity] as soon as he rounds its rims and smooths the edges, and finishes its hanger. A wicker basket for flasks or for cups [is susceptible to impurity] even if he did not smooth the rough ends on the inside, since they leave them like this.

הַקְּנוֹנִין הַקְּטַנִּים, וְהַקְּלָתוֹת, מִשֶּׁיַּחְסֹם וִיקַנֵּב. הַקְּנוֹנִים הַגְּדוֹלִים, וְהַסּוּגִין הַגְּדוֹלִים, מִשֶּׁיַּעֲשֶׂה שְׁנֵי דוּרִים לָרֹחַב שֶׁלָּהֶם. יָם נָפָה, וּכְבָרָה, וְכַף שֶׁל מֹאזְנַיִם, מִשֶּׁיַּעֲשֶׂה דוּר אֶחָד לָרֹחַב שֶׁלָּהֶן. הַקֻּפָּה, מִשֶּׁיַּעֲשֶׂה שְׁתֵּי צְפִירוֹת לָרֹחַב שֶׁלָּהּ. וְהֶעָרָק, מִשֶּׁיַּעֲשֶׂה בוֹ צְפִירָה אֶחָת:

Small reed baskets and baskets [become susceptible to impurity] as soon as he rounds off their rims and smooths their rough ends. Large reed baskets and large hampers, as soon he makes two rows for their wide sides. The container of a sifter or a sieve and a cup of the balances, as soon as he makes one circling band for their wide sides. A willow basket, as soon as he makes two twists around its wide sides. And a rush sieve basket, as soon as he makes one twist around it.

כְּלֵי עוֹר, מֵאֵימָתַי מְקַבְּלִין טֻמְאָה. הַתּוּרְמֵל, מִשֶּׁיַּחְסֹם וִיקַנֵּב וְיַעֲשֶׂה קִיחוֹתָיו. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, מִשֶּׁיַּעֲשֶׂה אֶת אָזְנָיו. סְקֹרְטְיָא, מִשֶּׁיַּחְסֹם וִיקַנֵּב וְיַעֲשֶׂה אֶת צִיצָתָהּ. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, מִשֶּׁיַּעֲשֶׂה אֶת טַבְּעוֹתֶיהָ. קָטָבוֹלְיָא, מִשֶּׁיַּחְסֹם וִיקַנֵּב. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, מִשֶּׁיַּעֲשֶׂה אֶת קִיחוֹתֶיהָ. הַכַּר וְהַכֶּסֶת שֶׁל עוֹר, מִשֶּׁיַּחְסֹם וִיקַנֵּב. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, מִשֶּׁיִּתְפְּרֵם וִישַׁיֵּר בָּהֶם פָּחוֹת מֵחֲמִשָּׁה טְפָחִים:

When do leather vessels become susceptible to impurity? A leather pouch, as soon as he stitches its hem, and smooths its rough ends and makes its straps. Rabbi Yehudah says: so soon as he makes its ears. A leather apron [becomes susceptible to impurity] as soon as he stitches its hem, and smooths its rough ends and makes its strings. Rabbi Yehudah says: as soon as he makes its loops. A leather bed cover [becomes susceptible] as soon as he stitches its hem and smooths its rough ends. Rabbi Yehudah says: as soon as he makes its straps. A leather cushion or mattress [becomes susceptible] as soon as he stitches its hem and smooths its rough ends. Rabbi Yehudah says: as soon as he sews it up and leaves open less than five <em>tefachim</em>.

פָּטִילְיָה, טְמֵאָה. וַחֲסִינָה, טְהוֹרָה. סִגְנִיּוֹת שֶׁל עָלִין, טְהוֹרוֹת. שֶׁל נְצָרִין, טְמֵאוֹת. חוֹתָל שֶׁהוּא נוֹתֵן לְתוֹכוֹ וְנוֹטֵל מִתּוֹכוֹ, טָמֵא. וְאִם אֵינוֹ יָכוֹל עַד שֶׁיִּקְרָעֶנּוּ אוֹ עַד שֶׁיַּתִּירֶנּוּ, טָהוֹר:

A basket [for figs] is susceptible to impurity, but a basket for wheat is not susceptible. Small baskets made of leaves are pure, but those made of branches are susceptible to impurity. The palm wrapping [in which dates are left] and into which they can be easily put and from which they can easily be taken out is susceptible to impurity, but if this cannot be done without tearing it or untying it, it is pure.

קְסָיָה שֶׁל זוֹרֵי גְרָנוֹת, שֶׁל הוֹלְכֵי דְרָכִים, שֶׁל עוֹשֵׂי פִשְׁתָּן, טְמֵאָה. אֲבָל שֶׁל צַבָּעִין וְשֶׁל נַפָּחִין, טְהוֹרָה. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר, אַף שֶׁל גָּרוֹסוֹת כַּיּוֹצֵא בָהֶן. זֶה הַכְּלָל, הֶעָשׂוּי לְקַבָּלָה, טָמֵא. מִפְּנֵי הַזֵּעָה, טָהוֹר:

The leather glove of winnowers, of travelers, or of flax workers is susceptible to impurity. But the one for dyers or blacksmiths is pure. Rabbi Yose says: the same applies to the glove of grist dealers. This is the general rule: that which is made for receiving anything is susceptible to impurity, but that which only offers protection against perspiration is pure.

הַמַּלְקוֹט שֶׁל בָּקָר, וְהֶחָסִים שֶׁלּוֹ, וְהַמַּדָּף שֶׁל דְּבוֹרִים, וְהַמְּנָפָה, הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ טְהוֹרִין. כְּסוּי שֶׁל קֻפְסָא, טָמֵא. כְּסוּי קַמְטְרָא, טָהוֹר. כְּסוּי תֵּבָה, כְּסוּי טֶנִי, וְהַמַּכְבֵּשׁ שֶׁל חָרָשׁ, וְהַכֶּסֶת שֶׁתַּחַת הַתֵּבָה, וְהַקִּמְרוֹן שֶׁלָּהּ, וְאַנְגְּלִין שֶׁל סֵפֶר, בֵּית הַנֶּגֶר, בֵּית הַמַּנְעוּל, וּבֵית הַמְּזוּזָה, וְתִיק נְבָלִין, וְתִיק כִּנּוֹרֶת, וְהָאֵמוּם שֶׁל גּוֹדְלֵי מִצְנָפוֹת, וְהַמַּרְכּוֹף שֶׁל זַמָּר, וּרְבִיעִית שֶׁל אַלָּיִת, וּגְנוֹגְנִית הֶעָנִי, וְסָמוֹכוֹת הַמִּטָּה, וּטְפוּס שֶׁל תְּפִלָּה, וְאֵמוּם שֶׁל עוֹשֵׂה סוּתוֹת, הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ טְהוֹרִים. זֶה הַכְּלָל, אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי, כָּל מְשַׁמְּשֵׁי מְשַׁמְּשָׁיו שֶׁל אָדָם בִּשְׁעַת מְלָאכָה וְשֶׁלֹּא בִשְׁעַת מְלָאכָה, טָמֵא. וְכֹל שֶׁאֵינוֹ אֶלָּא בִשְׁעַת מְלָאכָה, טָהוֹר:

The dung bag of a bull, its muzzle, the bottom board of a beehive, and a fan are pure. The cover of a small box is susceptible to impurity; the cover of a clothes chest is pure. The cover of a box, the cover of a basket, a carpenter's vice, a cushion under a box or its arched cover, a reading-desk for a book, a bolt-socket, a lock-socket, a mezuzah case, a lyre case, a violin case, the block of the turban-makers, a wooden musical toy horse, the clappers of a wailing woman, a poor man's parasol, bed posts, a tefillin mold, and the mold of string makers — all these are pure. This is the general rule, Rabbi Yose said: all objects that serve as a protection to objects that a person uses, both when they are being used and when they are not being used, are susceptible to impurity; but those that [serve them as a protection] only when they are in use are pure.

תִּיק הַסַּיִף וְהַסַּכִּין וְהַפִּגְיוֹן, תִּיק מִסְפֶּרֶת וּמִסְפָּרַיִם וְהַתַּעַר, תִּיק מִכְחוֹל, וּבֵית הַכּוֹחַל, תִּיק מַכְתֵּב, וּתְרוּנְתֵּק, תִּיק טַבְלָא וּסְקֹרְטְיָא, בֵּית הַחִצִּים, בֵּית הַפָּגוֹשׁוֹת, הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ טְמֵאִים. תִּיק סִמְפּוֹנְיָא, בִּזְמַן שֶׁהוּא נוֹתֵן מִלְמַעְלָה, טָמֵא. מִצִּדּוֹ, טָהוֹר. תִּיק חֲלִילִין, רַבִּי יְהוּדָה מְטַהֵר, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהוּא נוֹתְנוֹ מִצִּדּוֹ. חִפּוּי הָאַלָּה, הַקֶּשֶׁת, וְהָרֹמַח, הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ טְהוֹרִין. זֶה הַכְּלָל, הֶעָשׂוּי לְתִיק, טָמֵא. לְחִפּוּי, טָהוֹר:

The sheath of a sword, a knife or a dagger, the case for scissors, or shears or a razor, the case for make-up and the make-up box, the stylus case, the compass case, the tablet case, the case for a board, a quiver and a javelin case — all these are susceptible to impurity. The case for a double flute is susceptible to impurity if the instrument is put in from above, but if it is put in from the side it is pure. A case for flutes—Rabbi Yehudah declares it is pure because he puts it in from the side. The covering of a club, a bow or a spear are all pure. This is the general rule: that which serves as a case is susceptible to impurity, but that which is a covering is pure.