Mishnayos Mikvaos Perek 6 Mishnah 7
ืืงืืืืช ืคืจืง ืืณ ืืฉื ื ืืณ
7
Mikvaot can be joined together [if their connection is as big] as the tube of a water-skin in thickness and in space, in which two fingers can be fully turned round. If there is a doubt [whether it is as big] as the tube of a water skin or not, it is invalid, because [this is a mitzvah] from the Torah. The same applies also to the olive's bulk of a corpse and the olive's bulk of carrion and the lentil's bulk of a sheretz. Anything which remains in [the space measuring] the tube of a water-skin lessens [its measure]. Rabban Shimon ben Gamaliel says: if it is any water creature whatsoever, [the mikvaot] remain clean.
ืขึตืจืึผื ืึดืงึฐืึธืืึนืช, ืึผึดืฉืึฐืคืึนืคึถืจึถืช ืึทื ึผืึนื, ืึผึฐืขึธืึฐืึธืึผ ืึฐืึทืึฒืึธืึธืึผ, ืึผึดืฉืึฐืชึผึตื ืึถืฆึฐืึผึธืขืึนืช ืืึนืึฐืจืึนืช ืึดืึฐืงืึนืึธื. ืกึธืคึตืง ืึผึดืฉืึฐืคืึนืคึถืจึถืช ืึทื ึผืึนื, ืกึธืคึตืง ืฉืึถืึตืื ึธืึผ ืึผึดืฉืึฐืคืึนืคึถืจึถืช ืึทื ึผืึนื, ืคึผึฐืกืึผืึธื, ืึดืคึผึฐื ึตื ืฉืึถืึดืื ืึดื ืึทืชึผืึนืจึธื. ืึฐืึตื ืึผึทืึผึทืึดืช ืึดื ืึทืึผึตืช ืึฐืึทืึผึทืึดืช ืึดื ืึทื ึผึฐืึตืึธื ืึฐืึธืขึฒืึธืฉืึธื ืึดื ืึทืฉึผืึถืจึถืฅ. ืึผึนื ืฉืึถืึผึทืขึฒืึนื ืึผึดืฉืึฐืคืึนืคึถืจึถืช ืึทื ึผืึนื, ืึฐืึทืขึฒืึธืึผ. ืจึทืึผึธื ืฉืึดืึฐืขืึนื ืึผึถื ืึผึทืึฐืึดืืึตื ืืึนืึตืจ, ืึผึนื ืฉืึถืืึผื ืึดืึผึฐืจึดืึผึทืช ืึทืึผึทืึดื, ืึธืืึนืจ:
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ืืจืื ืืจื
ืขืืจืื ืืงืืืืช โ a Mikveh that is lacking [a certain amount of kosher water] that is at the side of a complete (i.e., full) Mikveh. Or alternatively, in this one (i.e, Mikveh) are twenty Seah and in that one are twenty Seah and the water intermingles through an incision or a perforation, its measure to combine them and to make them fit/kosher is as if each one has forty Seah.
ืืฉืคืืคืจืช ืื ืื ืืขืืืื ืืืืืื (like the mouth-piece of a leather bottle in its thickness and its empty space/capacity) โ of a reed that they place in the mouth of the tube. And that is like two fingers that return to their place, turning themselves around in the space in the cavity of the incision. And the two fingers that they mentioned are the two fingers adjacent to the thumb, the first ones that are in the palm of the hand, and that is a finger (i.e., index finger) and a cubit (i.e., middle finger -used to measure the cubit from the personโs elbow).
ืืคื ื ืฉืืื ืื ืืชืืจื โ the obligation of immersion in a Mikveh of water (see Genesis 1:10). It is from the Torah.
ืืื ืืืืช ืื ืืืช โ there is doubt if they have according to the measurement and doubt if they donโt have according to the measurement, their doubtfulness makes it impure. And especially in the private domain, but in the public domain, their doubtfulness makes it pure. But even though that even according to the rabbis a doubtful of [ritual] impurity in the private domain, its doubt [makes it] impure, nevertheless, here, if these were the measurements of the Rabbis, we would purify it.
ืื ืฉืืขืืื โ whether dust whether stones whether red insects found in liquids (i.e., gnats) that grow in the water, if they stand on the mouth of the incision, it diminishes the mouthpiece of the leather bottle, and the Mikvaot/ritual baths do not mix/combine.
ืื ืฉืืื ืืืจืืืช ืืืื โ as for example red insects found in liquids (i.e., gnats). But the Halakha is not according to Rabban Shimon ben Gamaliel.
ืขืืจืื ืืงืืืืช. ืืงืื ืืกืจ ืฉืืฆื ืืงืื ืฉืื. ืื ื ืื, ืืื ืขืฉืจืื ืกืื ืืืื ืขืฉืจืื ืกืื ืืืชืขืจืืื ืืืื ืืจื ืืจืืฅ ืื ื ืงื, ืฉืืขืืจื ืืฆืจืคื ืืืืืฉืืจื ืืืืื ืืฉ ืืื ืืื ืืจืืขืื ืกืื:
ืืฉืคืืคืจืช ืื ืื ืืขืืื ืืืืืื. ืฉื ืงื ื ืฉื ืืชื ืื ืืคื ืื ืื:
ืืืืื ื ืืฉืชื ืืฆืืขืืช ืืืืจืืช ืืืงืืื. ืืชืืคืืืช ืืจืืื ืืืื ืื ืงื. ืืฉืชื ืืฆืืขืืช ืฉืืืจื ืื ืฉืชื ืืฆืืขืืช ืืกืืืืืช ืืืืื, ืืจืืฉืื ืืช ืฉืืคืก ืืื, ืืืืื ื ืืฆืืข ืืืื:
ืืคื ื ืฉืืื ืื ืืชืืจื. ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืงืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืืชืืจื:
ืืื ืืืืช ืื ืืืช. ืกืคืง ืืฉ ืืื ืืฉืืขืืจ ืกืคืง ืืื ืืื ืืฉืืขืืจ, ืกืคืืงื ืืื. ืืืืงื ืืจืฉืืช ืืืืื. ืืื ืืจืฉืืช ืืจืืื, ืกืคืืงื ืืืืจ. ืืืขืดื ืืืคืืื ืืืจืื ื ืกืคืง ืืืืื ืืจืฉืืช ืืืืื ืกืคืืงื ืืื, ืืื ืืงืื ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืฉืืขืืจื ืืจืื ื, ืืืื ื ืืืืจืื ืืืชื:
ืื ืฉืืขืืื. ืืื ืขืคืจ ืืื ืฆืจืืจืืช ืืื ืืืืืฉืื ืืืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืื, ืื ืขืืืืื ืขื ืคื ืื ืงื ืืืขืืื ืืฉืคืืคืจืช ืื ืื ืืืื ืืืงืืืืช ืืชืขืจืืื:
ืื ืฉืืื ืืืจืืืช ืืืื. ืืืื ืืืืืฉืื ืืืืืื. ืืืื ืืืื ืืจืื ืฉืืขืื ืื ืืืืืื: