ו ת"ש אמרו לו לר"א ומה מקוה שמעלה את הטמאין מטומאתן אין מציל על הטהורים מליטמא אדם שאין מעלה את הטמאין מטומאתן אינו דין הוא שלא יציל על הטהורין מליטמא
6 then a man, who cannot raise the unclean from their uncleanness,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Rashi; if a man swallowed an unclean ring and then took a ritual bath, the ring, since it is within him, is not purified, but remains defiled after excretion.
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