Commentary for Menachot 199:17

ואי סלקא דעתך כלי שרת מקדשין שלא בזמנן (ליפסל) ליקדוש וליפסול

This was the rule in the Temple: whosoever covered his feet<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A euphemism for 'relieving oneself'.');">²¹</span> required an immersion, and whosoever made water required sanctification of hands and feet.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By washing them in the laver that was in the Temple; for further notes, v. Yoma, Sonc. ed., p. 131.');">²²</span>

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