And a pure man shall take hyssop and dip it in the water, and sprinkle upon the tent and upon all the vessels and upon the persons who were there, and upon him who touched the bone or the slain or the dead or the grave.
English: It was taught: R. Chalafta ben Shaul says, if one sanctified less than enough for sprinkling in this vessel and less than enough in that vessel, he has not sanctified. Why? “And he shall dip in the water” is written.
Type of Learning
Requirement of a single sufficient dip from “vetaval.”
What Is Learned
The hyssop must be dipped in a quantity of mei chatas sufficient for the sprinkling, in one vessel.