כַּוֶּרֶת שֶׁהִיא בְתוֹךְ הַפֶּתַח וּפִיהָ לַחוּץ, כַּזַּיִת מִן הַמֵּת נָתוּן תַּחְתֶּיהָ אוֹ עַל גַּבָּהּ מִבַּחוּץ, כֹּל שֶׁהוּא כְנֶגֶד הַזַּיִת, תַּחְתֶּיהָ וְגַבָּהּ טָמֵא. וְכֹל שֶׁאֵינוֹ כְנֶגֶד הַזַּיִת, תּוֹכָהּ, וְהַבַּיִת, טָהוֹר. בַּבַּיִת, אֵין טָמֵא אֶלָּא הַבַּיִת. בְּתוֹכָהּ, הַכֹּל טָמֵא:

A beehive [lying] in the doorway with its mouth [pointing] outside:If an olive-sized [portion] of a corpse were placed below the [part of the hive] which is outside [the house], Everything directly below or above that olive-sized [portion] becomes unclean; But everything that is not directly [below or above] that olive-sized [portion], or that which is within [the hive] or within the house, remains clean. [If the uncleanness is] within the house, nothing becomes unclean except that which is within the house. [If the uncleanness is] within [the hive] everything becomes unclean.

הָיְתָה גְבוֹהָה מִן הָאָרֶץ טֶפַח, טֻמְאָה תַחְתֶּיהָ אוֹ בַבַּיִת אוֹ עַל גַּבָּהּ, הַכֹּל טָמֵא, אֶלָּא תוֹכָהּ. בְּתוֹכָהּ, הַכֹּל טָמֵא:

[In the case of the hive] being one handbreadth high off the ground, If there is uncleanness below it or in the house or above it, everything becomes unclean except that which is within [the hive]. [If the uncleanness is] within the hive everything becomes unclean.

בַּמֶּה דְבָרִים אֲמוּרִים, בִּזְמַן שֶׁהִיא כְלִי מְחֻלְחָלֶת. הָיְתָה פְחוּתָה וּפְקוּקָה בְקַשׁ אוֹ אֲפוּצָה, אֵיזוֹ הִיא אֲפוּצָה, כֹּל שֶׁאֵין לָהּ טֶפַח מִמָּקוֹם אֶחָד, כַּזַּיִת מִן הַמֵּת נָתוּן תַּחְתֶּיהָ, כְּנֶגְדּוֹ עַד הַתְּהוֹם טָמֵא. עַל גַּבָּהּ, כְּנֶגְדּוֹ עַד הָרָקִיעַ טָמֵא. בַּבַּיִת, אֵין טָמֵא אֶלָּא הַבַּיִת. בְּתוֹכָהּ, אֵין טָמֵא אֶלָּא תוֹכָהּ:

When do these rules apply? When the hive is a vessel and it is loosely placed in the door. If it is defective, although [it may be] stopped up with straw or it is stuck to the side of the door What is "stuck? Anything which has no opening of one handbreadth : Then, if an olive-sized [portion] of a corpse is placed below it, [everything] directly [below the portion] to the depths becomes unclean; [If placed] above [the hive everything] directly above to the sky becomes unclean. [If the uncleanness is] in the house, nothing becomes unclean except the house. [If the uncleanness is] within [the hive] nothing becomes unclean except that which is within [the hive].

הָיְתָה גְבוֹהָה מִן הָאָרֶץ טֶפַח, טֻמְאָה תַחְתֶּיהָ אוֹ בַבַּיִת, תַּחְתֶּיהָ וְהַבַּיִת טָמֵא, תּוֹכָהּ וְגַבָּהּ טָהוֹר. בְּתוֹכָהּ, אֵין טָמֵא אֶלָּא תוֹכָהּ. עַל גַּבָּהּ, כְּנֶגְדּוֹ עַד הָרָקִיעַ טָמֵא:

[In the case of such a hive] being [placed] one handbreadth high off the ground:If there is uncleanness below it or in the house, [the space] below it and the house become unclean, but [the space] above and within remains clean. [If the uncleanness is] in the hive, nothing is unclean except what is within; If above [the hive] what is directly above up to the sky becomes unclean.

בַּמֶּה דְבָרִים אֲמוּרִים, בִּזְמַן שֶׁפִּיהָ לַחוּץ. הָיָה פִיהָ לִפְנִים, וְכַזַּיִת מִן הַמֵּת נָתוּן תַּחְתֶּיהָ אוֹ עַל גַּבָּהּ מִבַּחוּץ, כֹּל שֶׁהוּא כְנֶגֶד הַזַּיִת, תַּחְתֶּיהָ וְגַבָּהּ וְתוֹכָהּ טָמֵא. וְכֹל שֶׁאֵינוֹ כְנֶגֶד הַזַּיִת, תּוֹכָהּ וְהַבַּיִת טָהוֹר. בְּתוֹכָהּ אוֹ בַבַּיִת, הַכֹּל טָמֵא:

When do these rules apply? When the mouth [of the hive is pointing] outwards If the mouth is [pointing] inwards [towards the house]: If an olive-sized portion of the corpse is placed below or above [that part of the hive which is] outside, everything directly below or above that olive-sized portion becomes unclean, and everything not directly [below or above it] and whatever is within [the hive] and the house, remains clean. [If the uncleanness is] within the hive or the house, everything becomes unclean.

הָיְתָה גְבוֹהָה מִן הָאָרֶץ טֶפַח, טֻמְאָה תַחְתֶּיהָ אוֹ בַבַּיִת אוֹ בְתוֹכָהּ אוֹ עַל גַּבָּהּ, הַכֹּל טָמֵא:

[In the case of the hive] being one handbreadth high off the ground, If there is uncleanness below it or in the house or above it, everything becomes unclean .

בַּמֶּה דְבָרִים אֲמוּרִים, בִּזְמַן שֶׁהִיא כְלִי מְחֻלְחָלֶת. הָיְתָה פְחוּתָה וּפְקוּקָה בְקַשׁ אוֹ אֲפוּצָה, אֵיזוֹהִי אֲפוּצָה, כֹּל שֶׁאֵין לָהּ טֶפַח מִמָּקוֹם אֶחָד, כַּזַּיִת מִן הַמֵּת נָתוּן תַּחְתֶּיהָ, כְּנֶגְדּוֹ עַד הַתְּהוֹם טָמֵא. עַל גַּבָּהּ, כְּנֶגְדּוֹ עַד הָרָקִיעַ טָמֵא. בְּתוֹכָהּ אוֹ בַבַּיִת, תּוֹכָהּ וְהַבַּיִת טְמֵאִים:

When do these rules apply? When the hive is a vessel and it is loosely placed in the door. If it is defective, although [it may be] stopped up with straw or it is stuck to the side of the door What is "stuck? Anything which has no opening of one handbreadth : Then, if an olive-sized [portion] of a corpse is placed below it, [everything] directly [below the portion] to the depths becomes unclean; [If placed] above [the hive everything] directly above to the sky becomes unclean. [If the uncleanness is] in the house or in the hive, whatever is in the house or hive becomes unclean.

הָיְתָה גְבוֹהָה מִן הָאָרֶץ טֶפַח, טֻמְאָה תַחְתֶּיהָ אוֹ בַבַּיִת אוֹ בְתוֹכָהּ, הַכֹּל טָמֵא, אֶלָּא גַבָּהּ. עַל גַּבָּהּ, כְּנֶגְדּוֹ עַד הָרָקִיעַ טָמֵא:

[In the case of such a hive] being [placed] one handbreadth high off the ground:If there is uncleanness below it, in the house or inside the hive everything is impure except for above it. If above [the hive] what is directly above up to the sky becomes unclean.

הָיְתָה מֻטָּה עַל צִדָּהּ בָּאֲוִיר וְכַזַּיִת מִן הַמֵּת נָתוּן תַּחְתֶּיהָ אוֹ עַל גַּבָּהּ, כֹּל שֶׁהוּא כְנֶגֶד הַזַּיִת, תַּחְתֶּיהָ וְגַבָּהּ, טָמֵא. וְכֹל שֶׁאֵינוֹ כְנֶגֶד הַזַּיִת, תּוֹכָהּ, טָהוֹר. בְּתוֹכָהּ, הַכֹּל טָמֵא:

If it was lying on its side in the open air: If an olive-sized [portion] of a corpse was placed below it or above it, everything directly below or above the olive-sized [portion] becomes unclean; but everything that is not directly below or above, and what is within [the hive] remains clean. [If the uncleanness is] within [the hive] everything becomes unclean.

הָיְתָה גְבוֹהָה מִן הָאָרֶץ טֶפַח, טֻמְאָה תַחְתֶּיהָ אוֹ עַל גַּבָּהּ, הַכֹּל טָמֵא, אֶלָּא תוֹכָהּ. בְּתוֹכָהּ, הַכֹּל טָמֵא. בַּמֶּה דְבָרִים אֲמוּרִים, בִּזְמַן שֶׁהִיא כֶלִי. הָיְתָה פְחוּתָה וּפְקוּקָה בְקַשׁ, אוֹ מַחֲזֶקֶת אַרְבָּעִים סְאָה, כְּדִבְרֵי חֲכָמִים, כַּזַּיִת מִן הַמֵּת נָתוּן תַּחְתֶּיהָ, כְּנֶגְדּוֹ עַד הַתְּהוֹם טָמֵא. עַל גַּבָּהּ, כְּנֶגְדּוֹ עַד הָרָקִיעַ, טָמֵא. בְּתוֹכָהּ, אֵין טָמֵא אֶלָּא תוֹכָהּ. הָיְתָה גְבוֹהָה מִן הָאָרֶץ טֶפַח, טֻמְאָה תַחְתֶּיהָ, טָמֵא. בְּתוֹכָהּ, תּוֹכָהּ טָמֵא. עַל גַּבָּהּ, כְּנֶגְדּוֹ עַד הָרָקִיעַ טָמֵא:

[In the case where the hive is in the open air] and is one handbreadth high off the ground, if there is uncleanness below it or above it, everything becomes unclean except the inside. [If the uncleanness is] within, everything becomes unclean. When do these rules apply? When [the hive is] a vessel. If it is defective, although [it may be] stopped up with straw or according to the sages, it contains forty seahs Then if an olive-sized [portion] of a corpse is placed below it, [everything] directly [below] to the depths becomes unclean; [If placed] above, [everything] directly above to the sky becomes unclean. [If the uncleanness is] is within [the hive] nothing is unclean except that which is within. [If] it was one handbreadth high off the ground, if there was uncleanness below it, what is below becomes unclean; [If the uncleanness] was within it, what is within becomes unclean; Above it, [everything] directly [above] to the sky becomes unclean.

הָיְתָה יוֹשֶׁבֶת עַל שׁוּלֶיהָ וְהִיא כְלִי, טֻמְאָה תַחְתֶּיהָ, בְּתוֹכָהּ, אוֹ עַל גַּבָּהּ, טֻמְאָה בוֹקַעַת וְעוֹלָה, בּוֹקַעַת וְיוֹרָדֶת. הָיְתָה גְבוֹהָה מִן הָאָרֶץ טֶפַח, אוֹ מְכֻסָּה, אוֹ כְפוּיָה עַל פִּיהָ, טֻמְאָה תַחְתֶּיהָ, בְּתוֹכָהּ, אוֹ עַל גַּבָּהּ, הַכֹּל טָמֵא:

If it was resting on its bottom and it [retained the status of] a vessel: If there is uncleanness below it, within it or above it, the uncleanness cleaves upwards and downwards. [In the case where] it was one handbreadth high off the ground or covered or inverted [so as to stand] upon its mouth, if there is uncleanness below it, within it or above it, everything becomes unclean.

בַּמֶּה דְבָרִים אֲמוּרִים, בִּזְמַן שֶׁהִיא כֶלִי. הָיְתָה פְחוּתָה וּפְקוּקָה בְקַשׁ, אוֹ מַחֲזֶקֶת אַרְבָּעִים סְאָה כְּדִבְרֵי חֲכָמִים, טֻמְאָה תַחְתֶּיהָ, בְּתוֹכָהּ, אוֹ עַל גַּבָּהּ, טֻמְאָה בוֹקַעַת וְעוֹלָה, בּוֹקַעַת וְיוֹרָדֶת. רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר וְרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמְרִים, אֵין טֻמְאָה עוֹלָה לָהּ, אַף לֹא יוֹרֶדֶת מִמֶּנָּה. הָיְתָה גְבוֹהָה מִן הָאָרֶץ טֶפַח, טֻמְאָה תַחְתֶּיהָ, תַּחְתֶּיהָ טָמֵא. בְּתוֹכָהּ, אוֹ עַל גַּבָּהּ, כְּנֶגְדּוֹ עַד הָרָקִיעַ טָמֵא:

When do these rules apply? When [the hive retains the status of] a vessel. [In the case of its] being defective, although [the deficiency may be] stopped up with straw, or according to the sages, [in the case of it] containing forty se'ahs, If the uncleanness is below it, within it or above it, the uncleanness cleaves upwards and downwards. Rabbi Eliezer and Rabbi Shimon say: uncleanness can neither ascend into [the defective hive] nor descend from it. [In the case where] it was one handbreadth high off the ground, If there is uncleanness below it, what is below becomes unclean; Within it or above it, [everything] directly [above] it to the sky becomes unclean.

אָרוֹן שֶׁהִיא רְחָבָה מִלְּמַטָּן וְצָרָה מִלְמַעְלָן וְהַמֵּת בְּתוֹכָהּ, הַנּוֹגֵעַ בָּהּ מִלְּמַטָּן, טָהוֹר. וּמִלְמַעְלָן, טָמֵא. רְחָבָה מִלְמַעְלָן וְצָרָה מִלְּמַטָּן, הַנּוֹגֵעַ בָּהּ מִכָּל מָקוֹם, טָמֵא. הָיְתָה שָׁוָה, הַנּוֹגֵעַ בָּהּ מִכָּל מָקוֹם, טָמֵא, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר. וְרַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אוֹמֵר, מִטֶּפַח וּלְמַטָּן, טָהוֹר. מִטֶּפַח וּלְמַעְלָן, טָמֵא. הָעֲשׂוּיָה כְמִין קַמְטְרָא, הַנּוֹגֵע בָּהּ מִכָּל מָקוֹם, טָמֵא. כְּמִין גְּלוֹסְקוֹס, הַנּוֹגֵעַ בָּהּ מִכָּל מָקוֹם, טָהוֹר, חוּץ מִמְּקוֹם פְּתִיחָתָהּ:

A coffin which is broad below and narrow above, and has a corpse within it: A person touching it below remains clean; But above becomes unclean. If it is broad above and narrow below, a person touching it anywhere becomes unclean. If it was the same [above and below], a person touching it anywhere becomes unclean, the words of Rabbi Eliezer. But Rabbi Joshua says: a handbreadth and more below is clean, but from that handbreadth upwards is unclean. If it was made like a clothes-chest, a person touching it anywhere becomes unclean. If it was made like a case, a person touching it anywhere remains clean, except at the place where it opens.

חָבִית שֶׁהִיא יוֹשֶׁבֶת עַל שׁוּלֶיהָ בָאֲוִיר וְכַזַּיִת מִן הַמֵּת נָתוּן תַּחְתֶּיהָ אוֹ בְתוֹכָהּ כְּנֶגֶד קוּרְקוּרָתָהּ, טֻמְאָה בוֹקַעַת וְעוֹלָה, בּוֹקַעַת וְיוֹרֶדֶת, וְהֶחָבִית טְמֵאָה. תַּחַת דָּפְנָהּ מִבַּחוּץ, טֻמְאָה בּוֹקַעַת וְעוֹלָה, בּוֹקַעַת וְיוֹרֶדֶת, וְהֶחָבִית טְהוֹרָה. בְּתוֹכָהּ וְתַחַת דָּפְנָהּ, אִם יֵשׁ בַּדְּפָנוֹת פּוֹתֵחַ טֶפַח, הַכֹּל טָמֵא, וּכְנֶגֶד פִּיהָ, טָהוֹר. וְאִם לָאו, טֻמְאָה בוֹקַעַת וְעוֹלָה, בּוֹקַעַת וְיוֹרָדֶת. בַּמֶּה דְבָרִים אֲמוּרִים, בִּטְהוֹרָה. אֲבָל אִם הָיְתָה טְמֵאָה אוֹ גְבוֹהָה מִן הָאָרֶץ טֶפַח אוֹ מְכֻסָּה אוֹ כְפוּיָה עַל פִּיהָ, טֻמְאָה תַחְתֶּיהָ, בְּתוֹכָהּ אוֹ עַל גַּבָּהּ, הַכֹּל טָמֵא:

A jar resting on its bottom in the open air: If an olive-sized [portion] of a corpse is placed beneath it or within it directly [above] its bottom, the uncleanness cleaves upwards and downwards, and the jar becomes unclean. [If the uncleanness is] outside below a [protruding] side, the uncleanness cleaves upwards and downwards, but the jar remains clean. [If the uncleanness is] within [the jar] and underneath the protruding sides, If there is within the [cavity of] the side a space of a cubic handbreadth everything [within the cavity] becomes unclean, but what lies directly [below] the mouth remains clean. If there is not [a space of a cubic handbreadth] the uncleanness cleaves upwards and downwards. When do these rules apply? When the jar is clean. If it was unclean, or if it was one handbreadth high off the ground, or covered, or inverted [so as to stand] on its mouth, if there is uncleanness beneath it, within it or above it, everything becomes unclean.