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Mishnayos Keilim Perek 24 Mishnah 4

כלים פרק כ"ד משנה ד׳

4

There are three different types of boxes:A box whose opening is at the sides is susceptible to midras uncleanness; If it is on the top it is susceptible to corpse uncleanness; And if it holds the prescribed measure it is free from all uncleanness.

שָׁלֹשׁ תֵּבוֹת הֵן. תֵּבָה שֶׁפִּתְחָהּ מִצִּדָּהּ, טְמֵאָה מִדְרָס. מִלְמַעְלָן, טְמֵאָה טְמֵא מֵת. וְהַבָּאָה בַמִּדָּה, טְהוֹרָה מִכְּלוּם:

ד׳
Bartenura

תיבה שפתחה מצדה – it is used for sitting with its work/task, that we are able to use I when he is sitting, at the time when its opening is on its side. Which is not the case when its opening is from above. And [the words]: "הבאה במדה"/ that which holds the prescribed measure that are taught in our Mishnah that it is clean of all, refers to that it is not designated for Midras/treading uncleanness, for that which is unclean through treading – is even when it holds the prescribed measure, it is always impure.

תיבה שפתחה מצדה. משמשת ישיבה עם מלאכתה, שיכולים להשתמש בה כשהוא יושב, בזמן שפתחה מצדה. משא״כ כשפתחה מלמעלן. והבאה במדה דתנינן במתניתין שהיא טהורה מכלום, אאינה מיוחדת למדרס קאי, דהטמאה מדרס אפילו באה במדה לעולם היא טמאה: