And the pure person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day, and shall purify him on the seventh day; and he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be pure at evening.
English: This teaches that intention is required to sprinkle upon something that receives impurity. Therefore if one intended to sprinkle on an animal and sprinkled on a person, if there remains on the hyssop he repeats; if he intended a person and hit an animal, if there remains he does not repeat.
Type of Learning
Requirement of kavanah for a valid target.
What Is Learned
Sprinkling is valid only with intention toward a target that can receive impurity.