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Mishnah Oholot 15:8: The courtyard of a graveyard, one who stands in it is pure until it is four square cubits, says Beit Shammai. But Beit Hillel say, [it only needs to be] four square handbreadths. A beam which was made into a grave cover, whether it is standing or leaning on its side, only what is opposite the opening is impure. If he made its end into a grave cover, [one who touches it] only up to four handbreadths becomes impure, and when it is destined to be trimmed down. But Rabbi Yehuda says all of it is connected [and therefore impurifies].

חֲצַר הַקֶּבֶר, הָעוֹמֵד בְּתוֹכָהּ טָהוֹר, עַד שֶׁיְהֵא בָהּ אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת, כְּדִבְרֵי בֵית שַׁמַּאי. בֵּית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, אַרְבָּעָה טְפָחִים. קוֹרָה שֶׁעֲשָׂאָהּ גּוֹלֵל לְקֶבֶר, בֵּין עוֹמֶדֶת בֵּין מֻטָּה עַל צִדָּהּ, אֵין טָמֵא אֶלָּא כְנֶגֶד הַפֶּתַח. עָשָׂה רֹאשָׁהּ גּוֹלֵל לְקֶבֶר, אֵין טָמֵא אֶלָּא עַד אַרְבָּעָה טְפָחִים. וּבִזְמַן שֶׁהוּא עָתִיד לָגֹד, רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, כֻּלָּהּ חִבּוּר:

Mishnah Oholot 15:9: A barrel which was filled with pure liquid and sealed and made into a grave cover, one who touches it becomes impure for seven days but the jar and the liquid remain pure. An animal that was made into a grave cover, one who touches it becomes impure for seven days. Rabbi Meir says, anything that is alive does not become impure because of [being made into] a cover.

חָבִית שֶׁהִיא מְלֵאָה מַשְׁקִים טְהוֹרִים וּמֻקֶּפֶת צָמִיד פָּתִיל, וַעֲשָׂאָהּ גּוֹלֵל לְקֶבֶר, הַנּוֹגֵעַ בָּהּ, טָמֵא טֻמְאַת שִׁבְעָה, וְהֶחָבִית וְהַמַּשְׁקִין טְהוֹרִין. בְּהֵמָה שֶׁעֲשָׂאָהּ גּוֹלֵל לְקֶבֶר, הַנּוֹגֵעַ בָּהּ, טָמֵא טֻמְאַת שִׁבְעָה. רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר, כֹּל שֶׁיֶּשׁ בּוֹ רוּחַ חַיִּים אֵינוֹ מְטַמֵּא מִשּׁוּם גּוֹלֵל:

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