Beitzah

lest he take it in his hand and carry it four cubits in a public ground.1 Abaye said to him: How is it to be explained when there is a pit2 in his courtyard?3 He answered him: A pit in his courtyard is preventively forbidden on account of a pit in public ground. This is well with respect to Sabbath, but with respect to Festivals4 how is it to be explained? — They forbade [it on] Festivals on account of [the] Sabbath. Do we then preventively forbid?5 Surely we have learnt: THEY AGREE THAT [ON A FESTIVAL] ONE MAY EFFECT SURFACE CONTACT FOR [UNCLEAN] WATER IN A STONE VESSEL BUT ONE MAY NOT IMMERSE [IT]; and if this is so, let us forbid surface contact on account of immersion! — Now is that logical? If he has [other] clean water, then why effect surface contact for this [water]? Therefore [this treats of a case] where he has no [other clean water], and since he has no [other clean water] he will be very careful with it. 6 He raised an objection to him: One may draw [water] with a [ritually] unclean bucket and it [the bucket] becomes clean;7 Now if it is so, let us preventively forbid lest he come to immerse it by itself! It is different there; since he is permitted [to immerse it] by means of drawing water only he will remember.8 He raised an objection to him: A vessel which became defiled on the eve of a Festival, one may not immerse it on the Festival; [if it became defiled] on the Festival one may immerse it on the Festival: Now if it is so, let us forbid [that which became defiled] on the Festival on account of [that which became defiled] on the eve of the Festival? — Defilement on a Festival is a rare occurrence and [with regard to] a thing of rare occurrence the Rabbis did not enact a preventative measure.9 He raised an objection to him: A vessel which became defiled10 through a father of uncleanness,11 one may not immerse it on a Festival;12 [but if it became defiled] through a derivative uncleanness,13 one may immerse it on a Festival.14 Now if it is so, let us forbid one because of the other! — How is a derivative uncleanness possible? 15 [Only] in the case of priests,16 [and] priests are careful.17 Come and hear: For R. Hiyya b. Ashi said in Rab's name: A niddah,18 who has no [ritually clean] clothes,19 may use guile and immerse herself in her clothes.20 Now if it is so, let us forbid this lest she come to immerse [her clothes] by themselves! — It is different there; since it is permitted to her only in her clothes, she will remember .21 R. Joseph says: It22 is a preventive measure on account of wringing [the clothes].23 Said Abaye to him: This is well [with respect to] apparel, which can be wrung; [but with respect to] vessels, which cannot be wrung, what is there to be said? — He replied to hini: These have been forbidden on account of those. He raised all the above mentioned objections and he answered him [the said] as we have answered. R. Bibi says: It22 is a preventive measure, lest he delay.24 It was taught as R. Bibi: A vessel which became defiled on the eve of the Festival, one may not immerse it on the Festival lest he delay. Raba Says: [The immersion of vessels is forbidden] because it looks like repairing the vessel.25 If it is so, a man too [should likewise] be forbidden?26 — [In the case of] a man it looks as if he were cooling himself.27 This is well in the case of clear water;28 but what will you say with respect to turbid water? — Said R. Nahman b. Isaac: It happens that one comes [home] disregarded; cf. infra. Pes. 14a. as reconditioning it on a Festival. incapable of transmitting uncleanness to the vessel. are careful not to permit their vessels to become unclean, which makes such defilement rare: v. supra. wears. unclean bucket, as people will think that she is performing it for herself. consecrated food.