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Mishnayos Taharos Perek 1 Mishnah 8

טהרות פרק א׳ משנה ח׳

8

A piece of dough that had first degree uncleanness, and then others became stuck to it, they all become unclean in the first degree. If they were separated, it still remains unclean in the first degree but all the others are have only second degree uncleanness. If [the original piece] had second degree uncleanness and then others became stuck to it, they all become unclean in the second degree; If they were separated, it still remains unclean in the second degree but all the others are only unclean in the third degree. If [the original piece] had third degree uncleanness, and then other became stuck to it, it remains unclean in the third degree but all the others remain clean, whether they were subsequently separated from it or whether they were not separated.

מִקְרֶצֶת שֶׁהָיְתָה תְחִלָּה וְהִשִּׁיךְ לָהּ אֲחֵרוֹת, כֻּלָּן תְּחִלָּהּ. פֵּרְשׁוּ, הִיא תְחִלָּה וְכֻלָּן שְׁנִיּוֹת. הָיְתָה שְׁנִיָּה וְהִשִּׁיךְ לָהּ אֲחֵרוֹת, כֻּלָּן שְׁנִיּוֹת. פֵּרְשׁוּ, הִיא שְׁנִיָּה וְכֻלָּן שְׁלִישִׁיּוֹת. הָיְתָה שְׁלִישִׁית וְהִשִּׁיךְ לָהּ אֲחֵרוֹת, הִיא שְׁלִישִׁית וְכֻלָּן טְהוֹרוֹת, בֵּין שֶׁפֵּרְשׁוּ בֵּין שֶׁלֹּא פֵרְשׁוּ:

ח׳
Bartenura

מקרצת – a piece of dough that was first degree [of ritual defilement] and he attached to it other pieces.

כולן תחילה – and one who has contact with the others is like one who touches the first degree [of ritual defilement], and it is considered connection/junction. And similarly, also, if it was second degree [of ritual defilement], they are considered connection/junction, for after if they separated, the defilement remains in them. But if it was third degree [of ritual defilement], if they separated, they don’t have defilement, for [something] third degree [of ritual defilement] does not make heave-offering fourth degree [of ritual defilement], even if they didn’t separate, they are not considered a connection/junction, and they are ritually pure.

מקרצת. חתיכת בצק שהיתה תחילה וחיבר לה חתיכות אחרות:

כולן תחילה. והנוגע באחרות כנוגע בראשון לטומאה, דחשיבא חיבור. וכן נמי היתה שניה, חשובות חיבור, מאחר דאם פרשו אשתייר בהו טומאה. אבל היתה שלישית, דאם פרשו לית בהו טומאה, דאין שלישי עושה רביעי בתרומה, אפילו כי לא פרשו לא חשיבן חיבור, וטהורות: