A petilyah is tamei. But a chasina is tahor. [Fruit] covers made of leaves are tahor. But those made of twigs are tamei. A wrap, into which one places [fruits] and from which one removes [them], is tamei. But if he cannot do so without tearing it or untying it, it is tahor.

The [leather] glove of winnowers, of wayfarers, [or] of flax workers, is tamei. But [the glove] of dyers or blacksmiths is tahor. R’ Yose says: Also, the [glove] of bean grinders is the same as they. This is the general rule: [A glove] that is meant to hold [things] is tamei. [But that which is used] because of perspiration is tahor.

The blinders of an ox and its muzzle, the madaf of bees, and a fan: these are tahor. The cover of a jewelry box is tamei. [But] the cover of a clothing chest is tahor. The cover of a chest, the cover of a teni, a carpenter’s press, the cushion [placed] under a chest and its covering, the case of a scroll, the housing of a door bolt, the housing of a lock, the housing of a mezuzah, cases of lyres, cases of harps, the form of turban makers, the play-horse of a singing minstrel, the reviis of a woman-wailer, a poor man’s sunshade, the supports of a bed, the form of a tefillin casing, and the form of garment makers: These are tahor. This is the general rule, R’ Yose says: Any [utensil that] services the servitors of people [both] when [they are] in use, and when [they are] not in use is tamei. But any [utensil] that is only [of service to the servitors of people] when [they are] in use is tahor.

The sheath of a sword, [of] a knife, or [of] a double-edged knife; the case of a shears, [of] a scissors, or [of] a razor; the case of an applicator [or of] a container for eye cream; the case of a stylus [or] a compartment case; a case for an [astronomical] tablet and a skurtya; a quiver for arrows, and a quiver for broad arrows: These are tamei. [Regarding] the case of a symponia, when one puts [the symponia into the case] from on top, [the case] is tamei. [But if he inserts it] from the side, it is tahor. [Regarding] a case of flutes, R’ Yehudah rules it tahor because he inserts it from its side. The cover of a mace, a bow, or a spear: these are tahor. This is the general rule: That which is made to [serve as] a casing is tamei. [But that which is made] to [serve as] a cover is tahor.