כלים י״חKelim 18

Mishnah 1א׳

הַשִּׁדָּה, בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים, נִמְדֶּדֶת מִבִּפְנִים. וּבֵית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים, נִמְדֶּדֶת מִבַּחוּץ. מוֹדִים אֵלּוּ וָאֵלּוּ שֶׁאֵין עֳבִי הָרַגְלַיִם וָעֳבִי לִזְבְּזִין נִמְדָּד. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר, מוֹדִים שֶׁעֳבִי הָרַגְלַיִם וָעֳבִי לִזְבְּזִין נִמְדָּד, וּבֵינֵיהֶם אֵינוֹ נִמְדָּד. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן שְׁזוּרִי אוֹמֵר, אִם הָיוּ הָרַגְלַיִם גְּבוֹהוֹת טֶפַח, אֵין בֵּינֵיהֶם נִמְדָּד. וְאִם לָאו, בֵּינֵיהֶן נִמְדָּד:

A wooden chest: Beit Shammai says: it is measured on the inside; and Beit Hillel says: it is measured on the outside. Both agree that the thickness of the legs and the thickness of the rim are not measured. Rabbi Yose says: both agree that the thickness of the legs and the thickness of the rim are measured but the space between them is not measured. Rabbi Shimon Shezuri says: if the legs are one handbreadth high the space between them is not measured, and if not, [the space is] measured.

Mishnah 2ב׳

מוּכְנִי שֶׁלָּהּ, בִּזְמַן שֶׁהִיא נִשְׁמֶטֶת, אֵינָהּ חִבּוּר לָהּ, וְאֵינָהּ נִמְדֶּדֶת עִמָּהּ, וְאֵינָהּ מַצֶּלֶת עִמָּהּ בְּאֹהֶל הַמֵּת, וְאֵין גּוֹרְרִין אוֹתָהּ בְּשַׁבָּת בִּזְמַן שֶׁיֶּשׁ בְּתוֹכָהּ מָעוֹת. וְאִם אֵינָהּ נִשְׁמֶטֶת, חִבּוּר לָהּ, וְנִמְדֶּדֶת עִמָּהּ, וּמַצֶּלֶת עִמָּהּ בְּאֹהֶל הַמֵּת, וְגוֹרְרִין אוֹתָהּ בְּשַׁבָּת אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁיֶּשׁ בְּתוֹכָהּ מָעוֹת. הַקִּמְרוֹן שֶׁלָּהּ, בִּזְמַן שֶׁהוּא קָבוּעַ, חִבּוּר לָהּ וְנִמְדָּד עִמָּהּ. וְאִם אֵינוֹ קָבוּעַ, אֵינוֹ חִבּוּר לָהּ וְאֵינוֹ נִמְדָּד עִמָּהּ. כֵּיצַד מוֹדְדִין אוֹתוֹ, רֹאשׁ תּוֹר. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, אִם אֵינָהּ יְכוֹלָה לַעֲמֹד בִּפְנֵי עַצְמָהּ, טְהוֹרָה:

Its carriage: if it can be slipped off, it is not regarded as connected, nor is it included in its measurement, nor does it afford protection together with it in the tent of a corpse, nor may it be dragged on Shabbat when there is money in it. If it cannot be slipped off, it is regarded as connected, it is included in its measurement, it affords protection together with it in the tent of a corpse, and it may be dragged on Shabbat even if it contains money. Its arched top, if it is fixed [to the box], is considered connected and is measured with it, but if it is not fixed it is not connected and is not measured with it. How is it measured? By triangulating with a string. Rabbi Yehudah says: if it cannot stand by itself it is pure.