Mesorat%20hashas for Pesachim 38:12

אמר רב אשי זאת אומרת עזרה רשות הרבים היא והוה ליה ספק טומאה ברשות הרבים וכל ספק טומאה ברשות הרבים ספיקו טהור

'We have learned [about] utensils,' for we learned: 'All utensils which are found in Jerusalem on the way of the descent to the ritual bath-house are unclean',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' One went down by one road and left by another. Hence it is assumed that those found there were being taken for a ritual bath and dropped on the way. V. Shek. VIII, 2.');">¹⁶</span> hence those [found] elsewhere are clean! - Then according to your reasoning, consider the second clause: - [those found] on the way of the ascent [from the bath] are clean', hence those [found] anywhere else are unclean?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which is in contradiction to the inference from the first clause?');">¹⁷</span>

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