ה רבא אמר עור בהמה טמאה דמטמא באהל המת מהכא דתניא עור או בעור ריבה עור בהמה טמאה ושלקה ביד כהן קצץ מכולן ועשה אחת מהן מנין תלמוד לומר (ויקרא יג, מח) או בכל מלאכת עור ואיכא למיפרך מה לנגעים שכן שתי וערב טמא בהן
5 of an unclean animal be defiled with the defilement of tents?'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The wording is not exactly as above, but the sense is. ');"><sup>24</sup></span> What is his problem?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' How can he think that it is subject to such defilement, seeing that he learns the definition of 'tent' from the Tabernacle (supra 27b bottom), where the skins of clean animals alone were used? ');"><sup>25</sup></span> — Said R. Adda b. Ahabah: His question relates to the tahash which was in the days of Moses,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A.V. badger; R.V. seal, Levy, Worterbuch: marter, others: badges, sea-dog, seal, cf. Lewysohn, Zool. d. Tal. I, 95f. Tahash skins formed one of the coverings of the Tabernacle; verse quoted supra et passim. ');"><sup>26</sup></span> — was it unclean or clean? R. Joseph observed, What question is this to him? We learnt it! For the sacred work none but the skin of a clean animal was declared fit. R. Abba objected: R. Judah said: There were two coverings, one of dyed rams' skins, and one of tahash skins. R. Nehemiah said: There was one covering<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Consisting half of rams' skin and half of tahash skins.-I.e., apart from the coverings of linen, etc. and of goats' hair. ');"><sup>27</sup></span> and it was like a squirrel['s].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Jast., lit.,'hanging on the tree'. It is doubtful, however, whether a squirrel is meant, as the context shows that a striped (or speckled) animal of many colours is referred to. ');"><sup>28</sup></span>