| מסכת כלים פרק יז משנה יד | |
| ויש במה שנברא |
And there are some things that were created |
| ביום הראשון טמאה |
on the first day [of Creation] that are [susceptible to] tumah (such as earthenware or metal, which are made from the earth), |
| בשני אין בו טמאה |
on the second (i.e. the sky) that that is not [susceptible to] tumah, |
| בשלישי יש בו טמאה |
on the third day that are [susceptible to] tumah (wooden utensils, which come from trees), |
| ברביעי ובחמישי אין בהם טמאה |
on the fourth (heavenly bodies) and fifth (fish or fowl) that are not [susceptible to] tumah |
| חוץ מכנף העוז |
except for [by rabbinical decree] the wing of the osprey (lest they be confused with the bones of other animals) |
| וביצת נעמית המצפה |
and the plated egg of an ostrich (as these eggs were already more durable than most); |
| אמר רבי יוחנן בן נורי |
Rabbi Yochanan ben Nuri says, |
| מה נשתנה כנף העוז |
"What is different about the osprey's wing |
| מכל הכנפים |
from all wings" (he held that utensils made from the wing of any bird was susceptible to tumah); |
|
וכל שנברא ביום השישי |
and all that was created on the sixth day (i.e. animals) |
| טמא |
are tamei. |
|
פרק יז משנה טו |
|
| העושה כלי קבול |
One who makes a receptacle [of wood or leather], |
| מכל מקום |
in any case (even the smallest size) |
| טמא |
it is tamei. |
| העושה משכב ומושב |
One who makes a bed or a seat |
| מכל מקום |
in any case (i.e. anything made to bear a person's wieght) |
| טמא |
it is tamei. |
| העושה כיס מעור המצה |
One who makes a pouch from untreated hide |
| מן הנייר |
or from papyrus |
| טמא |
it is tamei (even though these are no the most durable of materials). |
| הרימון |
A pomegranate, |
| האלון |
an acorn, |
| והאגוז |
and a walnut |
| שחקקום תינוקות |
that children hollowed out |
| למד בהן את העפר |
to measure with them dirt, |
| או שהתקינום לכף מאזנים |
or if they were prepared to be the pan on a scale, |
| טמא |
it is tamei, |
| שיש להם מעשה |
as they [the children] have a deed |
| ואין להם מחשבה |
[even if, in other respects,] they do not have intent. |
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