Une couche épaisse et un bloc [de bois] épais ne répandent pas d'impureté jusqu'à ce qu'ils soient à une distance de la main au-dessus du sol. Les vêtements pliés les uns sur les autres ne répandent pas d'impureté tant que celui du haut n'est pas sur le sol par l'espace d'une largeur de main. Les tablettes de bois superposées ne répandent pas d'impureté tant que celle du haut n'est pas au-dessus du sol par l'espace d'une largeur de main. Si elles étaient en marbre, l'impureté perce et monte, perce et descend.
Mishnah Kelim
The following are not susceptible to impurity among earthen vessels: A tray without a rim, A broken incense-pan, A pierced pan for roasting corn, Gutters even if they are bent and even if they have some form of receptacle, A cooking vessel that was turned into a bread-basket cover, A bucket that was turned into a cover for grapes, A barrel used for swimmers, A small jar fixed to the sides of a ladle, A bed, a stool, a bench, a table, a ship, and an earthen lamp, behold these are no susceptible to impurity. The following is a general rule: any among earthen vessels that has no inner part is not susceptible to impurity on its outer sides.
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Mishnah Kelim
A table one of whose legs was removed is clean. If a second leg was removed it is still clean. But if a third was removed it becomes unclean where the owner has the intention of using it. Rabbi Yose says: no intention is necessary. The same law applies also to the side-board.
