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 |
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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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