Mesorat%20hashas for Sotah 58:18

ומה אוכל הבא מחמת טבול יום דטבול יום גופיה מותר בחולין אמרת עושה רביעי בקודש אוכל

— do we not deal here with [flesh] that touched something unclean in the second degree?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since 'unclean thing' means that which had been rendered unclean by something else. The flesh was accordingly unclean in the third degree. ');">¹⁸</span> And the All-Merciful declared: 'It shall not be eaten'. A fourth degree [is derived] from <i>a fortiori</i> reasoning as we stated above. R. Johanan said: I do not understand the Master's<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Nazir (Sonc. ed.) p. 64, n. 1. ');">¹⁹</span> reason<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Jose's argument as given in the preceding paragraph with respect to a fourth degree with holy food. ');">²⁰</span> since its refutation is by its side, viz., food which is made unclean by contact with a tebul yom proves [the contrary], inasmuch as it is disqualified in the case of heave-offering but does not create a fourth degree of defilement with sacrificial food. For it has been taught: Abba Saul said: A tebul yom is unclean in the first degree as regards sacrificial food to create two further degrees of defilement<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' What touches him is unclean in the second degree and what this touches is unclean in the third. ');">²¹</span> and one degree of disqualification.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If the heave-offering was touched by the object unclean in the third degree it would become disqualified but would not create a fourth degree. ');">²²</span> R. Meir Says: He creates one further degree of defilement and one of disqualification. The Sages Say: Just as he disqualifies food or liquids of the heave-offering,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But does not create any further degree of defilement. ');">²³</span> so he disqualifies sacrificial food and drinks.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [Without creating a further degree of defilement. Whereas, adopting R. Jose's arguments the food touched by the tebul yom should on a fortiori reasoning produce here a disqualification in the fourth degree.] ');">²⁴</span> To this R. Papa demurred: Whence is it that R. Jose holds the same view as the Rabbis? perhaps he holds the same view as Abba Saul who says [that the tebul yom] creates two further degrees of defilement and one of disqualification! — If it enter your mind that he holds the same view as Abba Saul, let him [deduce the rule about] a fourth degree of defilement with sacrificial food from the case of food that is rendered unclean by contact with a tebul yom [as follows]: If a tebul yom is himself allowed with non-holy food,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And does not disqualify it. ');">²⁵</span> and yet you say that food which is unclean through him creates a fourth degree with sacrificial food,

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