Commentary for Shabbat 32:6

רבא אמר גזירה שמא יאמרו טבילה בת יומא עולה לה מאי בינייהו. א"ב דרצפינהו מרצף:

Said R. Meir: They took a count, and Beth Shammai outnumbered Beth Hillel. Yet Beth Shammai admit it that if he forgets [the utensils] in a courtyard,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But not under the spout, and they are filled with the rain water which flows thence into the mikweh. ');">¹⁶</span> it is clean.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. n. 3. Because he had no intention at all of filling it, since he did not place it under the spout. ');">¹⁷</span> R. Jose said: The controversy still stands in its place.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., they differ here too. ');">¹⁸</span>

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