משנה: וְלָמָה הוּצְרְכוּ לְכָךְ שֶׁפַּעַם אַחַת עָלָה מְאוֹר הַלְּבָנָה וְדִימּוּ שֶׁהֵאִיר הַמִּזְרָח וְשָׁחֲטוּ אֶת הַתָּמִיד וְהוֹצִיאוּהוּ לְבֵית הַשְּׂרֵפָה וְהוֹרִידוּ הַכֹּהֵן לְבֵית הַטְּבִילָה. זֶה הַכְּלָל הָיָה בַמִּקְדָּשׁ כָּל הַמֵּסִיךְ אֶת רַגְלָיו טָעוּן טְבִילָה. וְכָל הַמַּטִּיל מַיִם טָעוּן קִדּוּשׁ יָדַיִם וְרַגְלָיִם:
MISHNAH: Why did they need this? Because once the moon shone and they thought that it dawned to the East; they slaughtered the daily sacrifice and had to bring it outside to the place of burning. Then they brought the Cohen to the place of immersion. This was the rule in the Temple: Everybody who spread his legs needed immersion; and everybody who urinated needed sanctification of hands and feet.