Quoting%20commentary for Sotah 30:7
לרבי ישמעאל הכי נמי דאמר ר' יוחנן מי כיור רבי ישמעאל אומר מי מעיין הן וחכ"א משאר מימות הן
— as it must be running water which has not been previously used, so also it must be a vessel which has not been previously used. According to this argument, as there [with a leper] it had to be running water, so also here [with a suspected woman] it had to be running water! — In the view of R. Ishmael that is indeed so; for R. Johanan said the water from the laver<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [Which water was used for the water of bitterness.] ');"><sup>6</sup></span>
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