Mesorat%20hashas for Pesachim 31:17

תירגמא על דם דאמר ר' חייא בר אבא א"ר יוחנן מנין לדם קדשים שאינו מכשיר שנא' (דברים יב, טז) על הארץ תשפכנו כמים דם שנשפך כמים מכשיר

but as for attached, I would say that it is not so And if we were informed of attached, [that may be] because it [the liquid] stands in its place it has value; but as for detached, I would say that it is not so. Thus they are necessary. Come and hear: Nevertheless a fountain or a pit wherein is a gathering of water shall be clean?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XI, 36. This shows that only attached water is clean, but not detached.');">²¹</span> - What does 'shall be clean' mean? From his [or, its] uncleanness.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The verse refers to one who is unclean, and states that if he takes a ritual bath (tebillah) in the water of a fountain or a pit he shall be clean, but not in the water of a bath (technically called 'drawn water') . But it does not refer to the cleanness of the water itself.');">²²</span> But can detached [liquid]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Rashi: this difficulty refers to water, which can be attached too. But all other liquids are essentially detached.');">²³</span> make [eatables] fit [to become unclean]; surely R'Jose B'R'Hanina said: The liquids of the [Temple] slaughter-house, not enough that they are clean, but they cannot [even] make [eatables] fit [to become unclean]?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This proves that the power of detached liquids in this respect is only Rabbinical; for if it were Scriptural, the Rabbis have no power to make an exception in this case.');">²⁴</span> Interpret this as referring to the blood,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But not the water.');">²⁵</span> for R'Hiyya B'Abin said in R'Johanan's name: How do we know that the blood of sacrifices does not make [anything] fit [to become defiled]? Because it is said, thou shalt pour it out [sc. the blood] upon the earth as water:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XII, 24.');">²⁶</span> blood which is poured out as water<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e. , the blood of non-sacrifices');">²⁷</span> makes fit;

Explore mesorat%20hashas for Pesachim 31:17. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.