## Niddah Daf 67a

###### Niddah 67a:1
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בְּנָמֵל, אַף עַל גַּב דְּהַשְׁתָּא לֵיכָּא — אֵימַר בְּרִדְיוֹנֵי נְפַל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**in a port [*banamal*],** where the boats are drawn up onto shore, as there is a lot of mud there, which can stick to her and interpose between her and the water. **Even though now,** after the immersion, **there is no** mud stuck to her feet or body, one can **say** that perhaps **while she walked** back after immersing the mud **fell** off. Since one cannot be certain that there was no mud stuck to her body while she immersed, she may not immerse in a port.


###### Niddah 67a:2
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אֲבוּהּ דִּשְׁמוּאֵל עֲבַד לִבְנָתֵיהּ מִקְוָואוֹת בְּיוֹמֵי נִיסָן, וּמַפָּצֵי בְּיוֹמֵי תִּשְׁרֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara relates that **Shmuel’s father prepared ritual baths for his daughters in the days of Nisan,** by digging holes and letting them fill with natural rainwater, **and** he placed **mats** in the Euphrates River **in the days of Tishrei.** Since the water was shallow and the riverbed was muddy, he placed mats on the riverbed so that they could immerse without getting dirty.


###### Niddah 67a:3
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אָמַר רַב גִּידֵּל, אָמַר רַב: נָתְנָה תַּבְשִׁיל לִבְנָהּ, וְטָבְלָה וְעָלְתָה — לֹא עָלְתָה לָהּ טְבִילָה, אַף עַל גַּב דְּהַשְׁתָּא לֵיכָּא, אֵימַר בְּרִדְיוֹנֵי נְפַל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara cites a similar *halakha* involving the interposition of an item during immersion. **Rav Giddel says** that **Rav says:** If a woman **gave a cooked** dish **to her son, and** afterward she **immersed** in a ritual bath **and ascended** from the ritual bath, the **immersion is ineffective for her.** The reason is that **even though now,** after the immersion, **there is no** food stuck to her body, one can **say** that perhaps **as she walked** back after immersing the food **fell** off. Since one cannot be certain that there was no food stuck to her body while she immersed, she should not handle food immediately before immersing.


###### Niddah 67a:4
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אָמַר רָמֵי בַּר אַבָּא: הָנֵי רִבְדֵי דְּכוּסִילְתָּא, עַד תְּלָתָא יוֹמֵי — לָא חָיְיצִי, מִכָּאן וְאֵילָךְ — חָיְיצִי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rami bar Abba said:** With regard to **these bloodletting incisions [*ravdei dekhusilta*], until three days** have passed since the bloodletting, when they have not yet formed a hard scab, they do **not interpose** and invalidate an immersion. **From this** point **forward they interpose,** as the scab is too hard for the water to penetrate.


###### Niddah 67a:5
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אָמַר מָר עוּקְבָא: לִפְלוּף שֶׁבָּעַיִן, לַח — אֵינוֹ חוֹצֵץ, יָבֵשׁ — חוֹצֵץ. אֵימָתַי נִקְרָא יָבֵשׁ? מִשָּׁעָה שֶׁמַּתְחִיל לִירַק.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Mar Ukva said:** With regard to **mucus that is in the eye,** if it is **moist, it does not interpose** and invalidate an immersion. But if the mucus is **dry** and hard **it interposes. When is it called dry?** It is called dry **from the time that it begins to turn yellow.**


###### Niddah 67a:6
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אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל: כְּחוֹל שֶׁבְּתוֹךְ הָעַיִן — אֵינוֹ חוֹצֵץ, וְשֶׁעַל גַּבֵּי הָעַיִן — חוֹצֵץ. אִם הָיוּ עֵינֶיהָ פּוֹרְחוֹת — אֲפִילּוּ עַל גַּבֵּי הָעַיִן אֵינוֹ חוֹצֵץ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Shmuel says: Eye shadow that is in the eye does not interpose** and invalidate an immersion. **But** eye shadow **that is on** or around **the eye interposes.** And **if** the woman’s **eyes were** constantly **blinking,** then **even** eye shadow **that is on** or around **the eye does not interpose,** as the constant blinking removes the eye shadow.


###### Niddah 67a:7
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אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: פָּתְחָה עֵינֶיהָ בְּיוֹתֵר, אוֹ עַצְמָהּ עֵינֶיהָ בְּיוֹתֵר — לֹא עָלְתָה לָהּ טְבִילָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Yoḥanan says:** If a woman **opened her eyes very** wide **or closed her eyes very** tightly while immersing, this **immersion is ineffective for her.** Such open or closed eyelids prevent the water from reaching the creases around the eyes.


###### Niddah 67a:8
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אָמַר רֵישׁ לָקִישׁ: הָאִשָּׁה לֹא תִּטְבּוֹל אֶלָּא דֶּרֶךְ גְּדִילָתָהּ, כְּדִתְנַן: הָאִישׁ נִרְאָה כְּעוֹדֵר וּמוֹסֵק זֵיתִים, אִשָּׁה נִרְאֵת כְּאוֹרֶגֶת וְכִמְנִיקָה אֶת בְּנָהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Reish Lakish says: A woman may immerse** herself in a ritual bath **only in the manner that she grows,** i.e., she may not force her arms to her sides or close her legs tightly. She is not obligated to spread her limbs widely, but simply stand in her normal manner. **As we learned** in a mishna (*Nega’im* 2:4): When **a man** has a leprous mark between his legs and stands before a priest for inspection, he should **appear like** one who is **hoeing,** i.e., with his legs slightly apart, **and** if it is under his arm, he should appear like one who is **harvesting olives,** with his arms slightly raised. If the mark is not visible when he is standing in that manner, it is not impure. By contrast, **a woman** with a leprous mark between her legs should **appear like** one who is **weaving, and** if the mark is beneath her breast she should appear **like** a woman who is **nursing her son.**


###### Niddah 67a:9
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אָמַר רַבָּה בַּר רַב הוּנָא: נִימָא אַחַת קְשׁוּרָה חוֹצֶצֶת,

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabba bar Rav Huna says: A single hair tied** in a knot **interposes** and invalidates an immersion.