Commentary for Pesachim 184:2

מאי בודקין (לעושי פסח) אמר רב יהודה אמר שמואל מנפח בית הפרס והולך רב יהודה בר אביי משמיה דרב יהודה אמר בית הפרס שנידש טהור:

Said Rab Judah in Samuel's name: He sifts the beth ha-peras as he proceeds.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He takes up the earth en route and sifts it, to see if any small bones are hidden there, and if there are none he is clean, cf. note 7.');">³</span> R'Judah B'Abaye<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Var. lec.: Ammi.');">⁴</span> said in Rab's name: A beth ha-peras which was [thoroughly] trodden down is clean.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As it is assumed that every bone which may be there has been reduced to less than the size of a wheat, which is the minimum standard for conveying uncleanness 'through contact' or treading upon it. Therefore if a man sees this he may cross it to sacrifice the Passover-offering, but not to eat terumah. Now the uncleanness of a beth ha-peras is only Rabbinical, and as we see here this law was waived somewhat in favour of the Passover-offering.');">⁵</span>

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