כוורת שהיא בתוך הפתח. ופיה לחוץ. כזית מן המת נתון תחתיה. או על גבה מבחוץ. כל שהוא כנגד הזית. תחתיה וגבה. טמא. וכל שאינו כנגד הזית. תוכה והבית. טהור. בבית. אין טמא אלא הבית. בתוכה הכל טמא:
A beehive [lying] in the doorway with its mouth [pointing] outside:If an olive-sized [portion] of a corpse were placed below the [part of the hive] which is outside [the house], Everything directly below or above that olive-sized [portion] becomes unclean; But everything that is not directly [below or above] that olive-sized [portion], or that which is within [the hive] or within the house, remains clean. [If the uncleanness is] within the house, nothing becomes unclean except that which is within the house. [If the uncleanness is] within [the hive] everything becomes unclean.