in the courtyard

<<of Rav Oshaya.

<<They came

<<and asked

<<Rav Assi.

<<He said to them:

<<they taught this only

<<for a sick person

<<who has relations;

<<but

<<for a sick person

<<involuntarily,

<<he is exempt

<<from anything.

<<Rav Yosef said:

<<was patched up

<<the jug

<<of Rav Nachman.

Since

<<all

<<the Amoraim

<<and Tannaim

<<about Ezra's [decree]

<<disagree,

<<let us see

<<Ezra,

<<how

<<he instituted.

Abaye said:

<<Ezra

<<instituted

<<for a healthy person

<<who has relations

<<forty

<<se'ah,

<<and a healthy person

<<involuntarily

<<nine

<<kav;

<<and came

<<the Amoraim

<<and disagreed

<<about a sick person.

<<One Master

<<holds:

<<a sick person

<<who has relations

<<is like a healthy person

<<who has relations,

<<and a sick person

<<involuntarily

<<is like a healthy person

<<involuntarily;

<<and the other Master

<<holds:

<<a sick person

<<who has relations

<<is like a healthy person

<<involuntarily,

<<and a sick person

<<involuntarily

<<is exempt

<<from anything.

Rava said:

<<granted

<<that instituted

<<Ezra

<<immersion,

<<pouring

<<did

<<he institute?!

<<But didn't say

<<the Master:

<<Ezra

<<instituted

<<immersion

<<for those who had seminal emissions!

<<Rather,

<<Rava said:

<<Ezra

<<instituted

<<immersion

<<for a healthy person

<<who has relations

<<of forty

<<se'ah;

<<and came

<<the Rabbis

<<and instituted

<<for a healthy person

<<involuntarily

<<nine

<<kav;

<<and came

<<the Amoraim

<<and disagree

<<about a sick person.

<<One Master

<<holds:

<<a sick person

<<who has relations

<<is like a healthy person

<<who has relations,

<<and a sick person

<<involuntarily

<<is like a healthy person

<<involuntarily;

<<and the other Master

<<holds:

<<for a healthy person

<<who has relations,

<<forty

<<se'ah,

<<and a sick person

<<who has relations

<<is like a healthy person

<<involuntarily —

<<nine

<<kav;

<<but

<<for a sick person

<<involuntarily

<<he is exempt

<<from anything.

Rava said:

<<the halacha is:

<<a healthy person

<<who has relations

<<and a sick person

<<who has relations,

<<forty

<<se'ah;

<<and a healthy person

<<involuntarily,

<<nine

<<kav;

<<but

<<for a sick person

<<involuntarily

<<he is exempt

<<from anything.

The Rabbis taught:

<<“One who has had a seminal emission

<<that they poured

<<upon him

<<nine

<<kav

<<of water

<<is pure.

<<In what case are these words said?

<<For himself;

<<but

<<for others,

<<forty

<<se'ah.

<<Rabbi Yehuda

<<says:

<<forty

<<se'ah

<<in any case.”

Rabbi Yochanan

<<and Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi

<<and Rabbi Elazar

<<and Rabbi Yosei son of Rabbi Chanina:

<<one

<<from this

<<pair

<<and one

<<from this

<<pair

<<on the first clause.

<<One

<<said:

<<this

<<that you said,

<<“In what case are these words said?

<<For himself;

<<but

<<for others,

<<forty

<<se'ah” —

<<they taught this only

<<for a sick person

<<who has relations;

<<but

<<for a sick person

<<involuntarily,

<<nine

<<kav.

<<And one

<<said:

<<any [case]

<<for others,

<<even

<<a sick person

<<involuntarily —

<<until

<<there are

<<forty

<<se'ah.

And one

<<from this

<<pair

<<and one

<<from this

<<pair

<<on the latter clause.

<<One

<<said:

<<this

<<that Rabbi Yehuda said,

<<“forty

<<se'ah

<<in any case” —

<<they taught this only

<<in the ground;

<<but

<<in vessels,

<<not.

<<And one

<<said:

<<even

<<in vessels

<<also.

Granted,

<<according to the one

<<who says

<<even

<<in vessels,

<<this is

<<what is taught:

<<“Rabbi Yehuda

<<says:

<<forty

<<se'ah

<<in any case.”

<<But

<<according to the one

<<who says

<<in the ground

<<yes,

<<in vessels

<<no,

<<“in any case”

<<to include

<<what?

To include

<<water

<<drawn [by hand].

Rav Pappa

<<and Rav Huna son of Rav Yehoshua

<<and Rava Berabbi bar Shmuel

<<wound

<<bread

<<with

<<each other.

<<Rav Pappa said to them:

<<“Give

<<me,

<<myself,

<<to bless,

<<for has fallen

<<upon me

<<nine

<<kav.”

<<Rava Berabbi bar Shmuel said to them:

<<“We learned:

<<‘In what case are these words said?

<<For himself;

<<but

<<for others,

<<forty

<<se'ah.’

<<Rather,

<<give

<<me,

<<myself,

<<to bless,

<<for has fallen

<<upon me

<<forty

<<se'ah.”

<<Rav Huna said to them:

<<“Give

<<me,

<<myself,

<<to bless,

<<for there is not

<<upon me

<<neither

<<this

<<nor

<<that.”

Rav Chama

<<immersed

<<on the eve

<<of the day

<<of Pesach

<<to discharge

<<the many

<<from their obligation.

<<But it is not

<<the halacha

<<like him.

MISHNAH:

<<If he was

<<standing

<<in prayer

<<and remembered

<<that he

<<had had a seminal emission,

<<he should not

<<interrupt,

<<but

<<should abbreviate.

If he went down

<<to immerse,

<<if

<<he is able

<<to come up

<<and cover himself

<<and recite

<<before

<<there is

<<the sunrise,

<<let him come up

<<and cover himself

<<and recite;

<<and if

<<not,

<<let him cover himself

<<in the water

<<and recite.

<<But he should not

<<cover himself

<<neither

<<in water

<<foul

<<nor

<<in the water of

<<soaking [flax],

<<until

<<he puts

<<into them

<<water.

<<And how far

<<should he distance

<<from them

<<and from

<<excrement?

<<Four

<<cubits.

GEMARA:

<<The Rabbis taught:

<<if he was

<<standing

<<in prayer

<<and remembered

<<that he

<<had had a seminal emission,

<<he should not

<<interrupt,

<<but

<<should abbreviate.

<<If he was

<<reading

<<in the Torah

<<and remembered

<<that he

<<had had a seminal emission,

<<he does not

<<stop

<<and leave,

<<but

<<he mumbles

<<and reads.

<<Rabbi Meir

<<says:

<<is not

<<one who has had a seminal emission

<<permitted

<<to read

<<in the Torah

<<more

<<than three

<<verses.

It is taught in another [baraisa]:

<<if he was

<<standing

<<in prayer

<<and saw

<<excrement

<<opposite him,

<<he walks

<<forward

<<until

<<he throws it

<<behind him

<<four

<<cubits.

<<But isn't it taught:

<<to the sides!

<<It is not difficult:

<<this,

<<where it is possible;

<<this,

<<where it is not

<<possible.

If he was

<<praying

<<and found

<<excrement

<<in his place,

<<Rabbah said:

<<even though

<<he sinned,

<<his prayer

<<is a prayer.

<<Challenged

<<him

<<Rava:

<<But surely:

<<“The sacrifice of

<<the wicked

<<is an abomination”!

<<Rather,

<<Rava said:

<<since

<<he sinned,

<<even though

<<he prayed,

<<his prayer

<<is an abomination.

The Rabbis taught:

<<if he was

<<standing

<<in prayer

<<and water

<<was dripping

<<upon

<<his knees,

<<he stops

<<until

<<is finished

<<the water

<<and goes back

<<and prays.

<<To where

<<does he go back?

<<Rav Chisda

<<and Rav Hamnuna:

<<one

<<said:

<<he goes back

<<to the beginning;

<<and one

<<said:

<<to the place

<<where he stopped.

Let us say

<<in this

<<they disagree: