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נייר מחוק — כדי לכרוך על צלוחית קטנה של פלייטון. עור — כדי לעשות קמיע. דוכסוסטוס — כדי לכתוב מזוזה. קלף — כדי לכתוב עליו פרשה קטנה שבתפילין, שהיא ״שמע ישראל״. דיו — כדי לכתוב שתי אותיות.
The measure that determines liability for carrying out paper from which the writing has been erased and which can no longer be used for writing, is equivalent to that which is used to wrap around a small jar of perfume. The measure that determines liability for carrying out animal hide is equivalent to that which is used to make an amulet. The measure that determines liability for carrying out dokhsostos, a layer of the animal hide, is equivalent to that which is used to write a mezuza. The measure that determines liability for carrying out parchment is equivalent to that which is used to write the shortest portion in the tefillin, which is the portion of Shema Yisrael. The measure that determines liability for carrying out ink is equivalent to that which is used to write two letters.
כחול — כדי לכחול עין אחת. דבק — כדי ליתן בראש השפשף. זפת וגפרית — כדי לעשות נקב. שעוה — כדי ליתן על פי נקב קטן. חרסית — כדי לעשות פי כור של צורפי זהב. רבי יהודה אומר: כדי לעשות פיטפוט. סובין — כדי ליתן על פי כור של צורפי זהב. סיד — כדי לסוד קטנה שבבנות. רבי יהודה אומר: כדי לעשות כלכול. רבי נחמיה אומר: כדי לסוד אונדפי.
The measure that determines liability for carrying out kohl is equivalent to that which is used to paint one eye blue. The measure that determines liability for carrying out glue is equivalent to that which is used to place on the top of a board to catch birds. The measure that determines liability for carrying out tar and sulfur is equivalent to that which is used to seal a hole in a vessel and to make a small hole in that seal. The measure that determines liability for carrying out wax is equivalent to that which is used to place on the opening of a small hole to seal it. The measure that determines liability for carrying out crushed earthenware is equivalent to that which is used to knead and make from it an opening for the bellows to be placed in a gold refiners’ crucible. R' Yehuda says: Equivalent to that which is used to make a small tripod [pitput] for the crucible. The measure that determines liability for carrying out bran is equivalent to that which is used to place on the hole of a gold refiners’ crucible. The measure that determines liability for carrying out lime is equivalent to that which is used to spread as a depilatory on the smallest of girls. R' Yehuda says: Equivalent to that which is used to spread on the hair that grows over the temple so that it will lie flat. R' Neḥemya says: Equivalent to that which is used to spread on the temple to remove fine hairs.