Parah Chapter 9

(1) A flask [of water which has already been mixed with ashes and sanctified] into which an[y] amount of water fell, Rabbi Eliezer says: One should sprinkle two sprinklings [instead of one, on a ritually impure individual in order to purify him]; and the Sages invalidate [the waters]. If dew fell into it, Rabbi Eliezer says: One should leave it in the sun and the dew will rise [i.e. evaporate]; and the Sages invalidate [the water]. If liquids or fruit juices fell into it, one should pour it out [because it has been invalidated], and drying [of the vessel before reuse] is required. If ink, or coloured charcoal, or coloured water, or anything which leaves a mark [fell into the water], one should pour it out [because it has been invalidated] and drying [the vessel before reuse] is not required.

(2) If insects or crawling creatures fell into it [the water] and they split open [and released liquid into the water], or if their [the waters'] appearance was changed [because of the insects], they [the waters] are invalid. If [the insect was] a chipushit [a type of black worm], either way [even if no change occurred] it invalidates [the water] because it is like a tube [and invalidates the water like any tube or open vessel containing liquid]. Rabbi Shimon and Rabbi Eliezer ben Ya'akov say: If [what fell in the water was] a dira or kina of the produce [types of insect], they [the waters] are valid because those [insects] contain no liquid.

(3) If a domesticated or wild animal drank from them, they [the waters] are invalid. All birds invalidate them [by drinking], except for the dove, for it [only] sucks [and no saliva leaves its mouth]. None of the rodents invalidate it [by drinking] except for the weasel for she laps it. Rabban Gamliel says: even the snake [invalidates] for it regurgitates. Rabbi Eliezer says: even the mouse [invalidates].

(4) One who thinks of drinking the chatat waters, Rabbi Eliezer says: he has invalidated [the waters]. Rabbi Yehoshua says: Once he tilts [the vessel to drink from it, the waters then become invalid]. Rabbi Yose says: To which [case] do these words refer? To water which was not [yet] sanctified; but with sanctified water Rabbi Eliezer says: Once he tilts [the vessel to drink from it, the waters then become invalid]. Rabbi Yehoshua says: Once he drinks. If he swallowed it [without bringing the vessel to his mouth], it [the water left in the vessel] is valid.

(5) Chatat waters which were invalidated should not be mixed with plaster, lest they be to be a mishap for others [since one who would touch the mixture would become impure]; Rabbi Yehuda says: They [the waters] are nullified [and no longer cause impurity once they are mixed in]. A cow that drank the chatat waters, its meat is ritually impure [only] between that time and the [corresponding] time [i.e. if the slaughtering occurred within twenty-four hours of the drinking, the meat is impure]. Rabbi Yehuda says: They [the waters] are nullified in her intestines [and no longer cause impurity, even if the slaughtering occurred within twenty-four hours of drinking].

(6) The chatat waters and ashes of a chatat may not pass over a river or in boat, and one may not float them [in a vessel] on the water's surface, and one may not stand on one side [of a river] and throw them to the other side. But one can pass through water [by foot] up to his neck [while carrying the chatat waters]. One who is [sufficiently] pure for the chatat may pass [over water] with an empty vessel that is [sufficiently] pure for the chatat in his hand, or [while carrying] water that has not [yet] been sanctified.

(7) Valid ashes which mixed with [regular] charred ashes, we go after the majority for [determining its status of] causing impurity [i.e. if the majority is red heifer ashes then it causes impurity like the chatat ], and we do not sanctify [water] with it [even if the majority is red heifer ashes]. Rabbi Eliezer says: We sanctify with all of them [with all of the ashes].

(8) Chatat waters which became invalid render impure [with regard to trumah] one who is [sufficiently] pure for trumah, by [the waters touching] one's hands or one's body. [Trumah is a portion of grain separated from produce that must be given to priest and is not allowed to become impure or be eaten by one who is impure.] But one who was [sufficiently] pure for the chatat, neither [contact with the invalidated water] by his hands nor by his body [render him impure]. If they [the chatat waters] became impure, they render impure one who is [sufficiently] pure for trumah, by [the water touching] his hands or his body, and [they render] one who is [sufficiently] pure for the chatat [impure] by [touching] his hands but not by [touching] his body.

(9) Valid ashes placed on the top of water, which are unfit for sanctification, render impure one who is [sufficiently] pure for trumah, by [touching] his hands or his body. And [they do not render impure] one [sufficiently] pure for the chatat, neither by [touching] his hands nor his body.