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מסכת כלים

פרק כז משנה ח

וכן

And similarly

בגד

a cloth

שארג בו שלש על שלש

that was (initially) woven (to precisely) three by three (fingerbreadths in size)

ונטמא טמא מת

and incurred the tumah of a corpse,

והשלים עליו

and was (then) completed (by weaving) upon it

את כל הבגד

the entire garment (which shared its tumah from a corpse),

ואחר כך

and after that

נטל חוט אחד מתחלתו

one thread from its beginning was removed  (meaning the initial piece that was three by three is now smaller than the minimum amount to have the tumah from a corpse)

טהור מטמא מת

is tahor from the tumah from a corpse,

אבל טמא מגע טמא מת

but is tamei for contact with something that was tamei from a corpse.

נטל חוט אחד מתחלתו

If ne thread from its beginning was removed (after it was tamei from a corpse)

ואחר כך

and after that

השלים עליו את כל הבגד

the entire garment was completed upon it,

טהור

it is tahor,

מפני שאמרו

as they said,

שלש על שלש שנתמעטה

(an piece of cloth measuring) three by three (fingerbreadths) that was reduced

טהורה

is tahor,

אבל שלשה על שלשה שנתמעט

but (a piece of cloth measuring) three by three (handbreadths) that was reduced,

אף על פי

even though

שטהר מן המדרס

it is tahor from midras

טמא בכל הטמאות

it is (still susceptible to becoming) tamei with all (other) forms of tumah.

 

פרק כז משנה ט

סדין

A sheet (designed for laying upon)

שהוא טמא מדרס

that was tamei midras,

ועשאו וילון

and was made into a curtain (which, as it is not made to be laid upon, is not susceptible to the tumah of midras)

טהור מן המדרס

is tahor from midras

אבל טמא מגע מדרס

but is tamei for contact with something that was midras.

אמר רבי יוסי

Rabbi Yosi said,

וכי באיזה מדרס נגע זה

"And why, with which midras did this come into contact with?

אלא אם כן נגע בו הזב

Rather, only if the zav touches it

טמא במגע הזב

it it tamei for contact for being in contact with the zav."

         

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