Commentary for Kiddushin 49:15
ותרוייהו בהאי קרא קמיפלגי (במדבר יט, יט) והזה הטהור על הטמא וגו' רבי סבר והזה הטהור על הטמא ביום השלישי וביום השביעי וחטאו
The Divine Law said: And whomsoever [he that hath the issue] toucheth,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XV, 11; though this refers to a zab (v. Glos.) , the same holds good of defilement by a reptile, and this verse shews that it must touch an exposed part of the person.');"><sup>23</sup></span> and this too can be touched. With respect to tebilah<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Glos.');"><sup>24</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The dispute between Rabbi and the sages is only about a person who is sprinkled on his tongue. According to Rabbi sprinkling on the tongue purifies, just as being touched on the tongue by a sheretz defiles. Rabbi reads the verse as connecting sprinkling with the source of impurity—if the water lands on a part of the body that can be defiled, the person is pure.
The other sages say that sprinkling on the tongue is compared with immersing. Just as a tongue need not be immersed for it is not considered an external organ, so too if the person is sprinkled on the tongue, he is not pure.
The other sages say that sprinkling on the tongue is compared with immersing. Just as a tongue need not be immersed for it is not considered an external organ, so too if the person is sprinkled on the tongue, he is not pure.
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