Reference for Niddah 6:48

כי מודו שמאי והלל בקופה שאינה בדוקה

— It had no bottom, but it had<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Near the position of the bottom. ');">⁴³</span> a rim.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Turning inwards, so that the creeping thing might have been caught by it and there remained unobserved. ');">⁴⁴</span> But surely, it was taught:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Var. lec., 'we learnt' (BaH. citing Toh. IV, 4, which, however, differs slightly from the version here cited). ');">⁴⁵</span> 'If a man drew<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' With the same bucket. ');">⁴⁶</span> ten buckets of water one after the other<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' All of which were poured into one large tank. ');">⁴⁷</span> and a creeping thing was found in one of them, this one<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In which the creeping thing was found. ');">⁴⁸</span> is unclean and all the others<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since no creeping thing was observed to be in them when they were being emptied into the tank. ');">⁴⁹</span> remain clean';<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It being assumed that the creeping thing had not fallen into the bucket until it was filled for the last time. ');">⁵⁰</span> and in connection with this Resh Lakish citing R. Jannai stated, 'This<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That all the others remain clean. ');">⁵¹</span> was taught only in a case where the bucket had no rim<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Turning inwards so that the creeping thing could not possibly have remained in the bucket when it was tipped over the tank. ');">⁵²</span> but if it had a rim<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' On which the creeping thing might have been caught and remained unobserved at the time. ');">⁵³</span> all the buckets of water are deemed to be unclean.' Now must it be assumed that Hezekiah<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who, as explained supra in the case of the basket, holds the objects to be clean even where the basket had a rim. ');">⁵⁴</span> does not adopt the view of R. Jannai?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Is it likely, however, that Hezekiah would differ from such an authority? ');">⁵⁵</span> — [No, since] water<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' When the bucket is tipped. ');">⁵⁶</span> glides<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence it is not necessary to incline the bucket at too great an angle when it is being emptied. The creeping thing might, therefore, well have remained within the bucket, held by the rim and unobserved. ');">⁵⁷</span> while fruits<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' From a basket. ');">⁵⁸</span> do not glide;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If the basket is only slightly inclined. As it must consequently be turned upside down before all the fruit it contains can be emptied it is quite impossible for the creeping thing to have remained within. If, therefore, one was subsequently found in the basket it may be safely assumed that it fell in after the clean objects had been removed. ');">⁵⁹</span> or else [it may be replied] one is not particular with water<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And does not mind if some of it remains in the bucket. Hence one does not tip the bucket very much, and the creeping thing might consequently have remained within the bucket behind the rim. ');">⁶⁰</span> but with fruit one is particular.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And turns the bucket upside down in order to get out even the last fruit (cf. prev. n. but one mut. mut.). ');">⁶¹</span> And if you prefer I might reply: Shammai and Hillel agree<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Var. lec. 'Shammai agrees with Hillel' (MS.M.). ');">⁶²</span> only in respect of a basket that was not [previously]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Before the clean objects were put into it. ');">⁶³</span> examined<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence it cannot be regarded as having a presumptive state of cleanness. ');">⁶⁴</span>

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