Kelim 19

בַּחֲבָלִין, טָהוֹר. הַחֶבֶל מֵאֵימָתַי הוּא חִבּוּר לַמִּטָּה, מִשֶּׁיְּסָרֵג בָּהּ שְׁלֹשָׁה בָתִּים. וְהַנּוֹגֵעַ מִן הַקֶּשֶׁר וְלִפְנִים, טָמֵא. מִן הַקֶּשֶׁר וְלַחוּץ, טָהוֹר. נִימֵי הַקֶּשֶׁר, הַנּוֹגֵעַ בְּצָרְכּוֹ, טָמֵא. וְכַמָּה הוּא צָרְכּוֹ, רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, שָׁלֹשׁ אֶצְבָּעוֹת:

One who takes apart a bed in order to immerse it and [while doing so] touches the ropes remains pure. The rope: when does it begin to be considered connected with the bed? Once he knots three rows of meshes. And [if another rope was tied to this one] and a person touches it: If from the knot inwards, he becomes impure, but if from the knot outwards, he remains pure. As to the loose ends of the knot, one who touches that part which is needed for [the knot] becomes impure. And how much is needed for it? Rabbi Yehudah says: three fingerbreadths.

הַחֶבֶל הַיּוֹצֵא מִן הַמִּטָּה, עַד חֲמִשָּׁה טְפָחִים, טָהוֹר. מֵחֲמִשָּׁה וְעַד עֲשָׂרָה, טָמֵא. מֵעֲשָׂרָה וְלַחוּץ, טָהוֹר, שֶׁבּוֹ קוֹשְׁרִין אֶת הַפְּסָחִים, וּמְשַׁלְשְׁלִין אֶת הַמִּטּוֹת:

A rope that hangs out from a bed: If it is shorter than five <em>tefachim</em> [handbreadths], it is pure; if it is from five to ten <em>tefachim</em> long, it is impure. From ten <em>tefachim</em> and longer, it is pure, for it is with [this rope] that they tie paschal lambs [to the bed, to control them until Pesah], and lower down beds.

מִזְרָן הַיּוֹצֵא מִן הַמִּטָּה, כָּל שֶׁהוּא, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי מֵאִיר. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר, עַד עֲשָׂרָה טְפָחִים. שְׁיָרֵי מִזְרָן, שִׁבְעָה טְפָחִים, כְּדֵי לַעֲשׂוֹתוֹ חֶבֶק לַחֲמוֹר:

A mattress strap that hangs over the bed [is impure] whatever its length; the words of Rabbi Meir. Rabbi Yose says: up to ten <em>tefachim</em>. The remnant of a mattress strap remains unclean if the length is at least seven <em>tefachim</em>, enough to make a donkey's saddle girth.

נִשָּׂא הַזָּב עַל הַמִּטָּה וְעַל הַמִּזְרָן, מְטַמֵּא שְׁנַיִם וּפוֹסֵל אֶחָד, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי מֵאִיר. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר, נִשָּׂא הַזָּב עַל הַמִּטָּה וְעַל הַמִּזְרָן, עֲשָׂרָה טְפָחִים, מְטַמֵּא שְׁנַיִם וּפוֹסֵל אֶחָד. מֵעֲשָׂרָה וְלַחוּץ, מְטַמֵּא אֶחָד וּפוֹסֵל אֶחָד. נִשָּׂא עַל הַמִּזְרָן, מֵעֲשָׂרָה וְלִפְנִים, טָמֵא. מֵעֲשָׂרָה וְלַחוּץ, טָהוֹר:

If he carried a <em>zav</em> [a male with an abnormal genital discharge] on a bed [with] its mattress strap, [the latter] causes impurity [onward] to the second degree and unfitness [onward] to the first degree; the words of Rabbi Meir. Rabbi Yose says: if he carried a <em>zav</em> on a bed with its mattress strap, [if its length is up to] ten <em>tefachim</em> it causes impurity to the second degree and unfitness to the first degree, but if it is over ten <em>tefachim</em>, it causes only impurity to the first degree and unfitness to the first degree. If he carried [a <em>zav</em>] on the mattress strap [but the <em>zav</em> did not touch the actual bed], [if the strap is] shorter than ten <em>tefachim</em>, it becomes impure, but if it was longer than ten <em>tefachim</em>, it remains pure.

מִטָּה שֶׁהָיְתָה טְמֵאָה מִדְרָס, וְכָרַךְ לָהּ מִזְרָן, כֻּלָּהּ טְמֵאָה מִדְרָס. פֵּרְשָׁה, הִיא טְמֵאָה מִדְרָס, וְהַמִּזְרָן מַגַּע מִדְרָס. הָיְתָה טְמֵאָה טֻמְאַת שִׁבְעָה, וְכָרַךְ לָהּ מִזְרָן, כֻּלָּהּ טְמֵאָה טֻמְאַת שִׁבְעָה. פֵּרְשָׁה, הִיא טְמֵאָה טֻמְאַת שִׁבְעָה, וְהַמִּזְרָן טָמֵא טֻמְאַת עָרֶב. הָיְתָה טְמֵאָה טֻמְאַת עֶרֶב, וְכָרַךְ לָהּ מִזְרָן, כֻּלָּהּ טְמֵאָה טֻמְאַת עָרֶב. פֵּרְשָׁה, הִיא טְמֵאָה טֻמְאַת עֶרֶב, וְהַמִּזְרָן טָהוֹר:

If a bed had <em>midras</em> impurity and one wrapped a mattress strap around it, the whole becomes impure through <em>midras</em> impurity. If he removed it, the bed remains impure through <em>midras</em> impurity, but the mattress strap is impure only from contact with <em>midras</em> impurity. If it had seven-day impurity [from exposure to a corpse] and one wrapped a mattress strap around it, the whole becomes impure from seven-day impurity. If he removed it, the bed remains impure through seven-day impurity, but the mattress strap is impure [only] until the evening. If the bed was impure until evening, and he wrapped a mattress strap around it, the whole becomes impure until evening. If he removed it, the bed remains impure until evening, but the mattress strap becomes pure.

מִטָּה שֶׁכָּרַךְ לָהּ מִזְרָן, וְנָגַע בָּהֶן הַמֵּת, טְמֵאִין טֻמְאַת שִׁבְעָה. פֵּרְשׁוּ, טְמֵאִין טֻמְאַת שִׁבְעָה. נָגַע בָּהֶן הַשֶּׁרֶץ, טְמֵאִין טֻמְאַת עָרֶב. פֵּרְשׁוּ, טְמֵאִין טֻמְאַת עָרֶב. מִטָּה שֶׁנִּטְּלוּ שְׁתֵּי אֲרֻכּוֹת שֶׁלָּהּ וְעָשָׂה לָהּ חֲדָשׁוֹת, וְלֹא שִׁנָּה אֶת הַנְּקָבִים, נִשְׁתַּבְּרוּ חֲדָשׁוֹת, טְמֵאָה. וִישָׁנוֹת, טְהוֹרָה, שֶׁהַכֹּל הוֹלֵךְ אַחַר הַיְשָׁנוֹת:

If he wrapped a mattress strap around a bed, and a corpse touched them, they become impure from seven-day impurity. If they are taken apart, they are still impure from seven-day impurity. If a <em>sheretz</em> [one of a number of creeping creatures mentioned in the Torah as causing impurity] touched them, they are impure until evening. If they are taken apart, they are still impure until evening. If a bed [which is impure] has its two longer sides removed, and two new ones made for it, but its original sockets were not changed - if the new sides become broken, the bed remains impure, but if the old ones were broken, it becomes pure, since everything depends on the old ones.

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.

הַתּוּרְמֵל שֶׁנִּפְחֲתָה כִּיס שֶׁבְּתוֹכוֹ, טָמֵא, וְאֵינוֹ חִבּוּר לוֹ. הַחֵמֶת שֶׁבֵּיצִים שֶׁלָּהּ מְקַבְּלוֹת עִמָּהּ, וְנִפְחֲתוּ, טְהוֹרוֹת, שֶׁאֵינָם מְקַבְּלוֹת כְּדַרְכָּן:

A shepherd's bag whose pocket was damaged, [the pocket] within it retains its impurity and [the set of pouches within] is not regarded as connected to it. If a skin vessel has scrotal sacs that serve also as receptacles and they were damaged, they become pure, since they will no longer serve their original purpose.

תֵּבָה שֶׁפִּתְחָהּ מִצִּדָּהּ, טְמֵאָה מִדְרָס וּטְמֵא מֵת. אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי, אֵימָתַי, בִּזְמַן שֶׁאֵינָהּ גְּבוֹהָה עֲשָׂרָה טְפָחִים, אוֹ שֶׁאֵין לָהּ לִזְבֵּז טֶפַח. נִפְחֲתָה מִלְמַעְלָן, טְמֵאָה טְמֵא מֵת. נִפְחֲתָה מִלְּמַטָּן, רַבִּי מֵאִיר מְטַמֵּא. וַחֲכָמִים מְטַהֲרִין, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁבָּטַל הָעִקָּר, בָּטְלָה הַטְּפֵלָה:

A box whose opening is at its side is susceptible to both <em>midras</em> impurity and corpse impurity. Rabbi Yose said: When does this apply? When it is less than ten <em>tefachim</em> in height or when it does not have a rim one <em>tefach</em> deep. If it was damaged above, it is still susceptible to corpse impurity. If it was damaged below: Rabbi Meir declares it susceptible to impurity. But the Sages declare it pure, because if its primary function is annulled, the secondary one is also annulled.

מִשְׁפֶּלֶת שֶׁנִּפְחֲתָה מִלְּקַבֵּל רִמּוֹנִים, רַבִּי מֵאִיר מְטַמֵּא. וַחֲכָמִים מְטַהֲרִים, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁבָּטַל הָעִקָּר, בָּטְלָה הַטְּפֵלָה:

A dung-basket that was damaged so that it will not hold pomegranates: Rabbi Meir declares it susceptible to impurity, but the Sages say that it is pure, because if its primary function is annulled, the secondary one is also annulled.