A bin, a chest, and a closet that [have had] one of their legs broken off, even though they [can still] contain, are tahor. And if they cannot contain in their usual manner, R’ Yose rules [them] tamei. The poles of a bed, [its] platform, and [its] covering are tahor. The only tamei [parts of a bed] are the bed [itself] and the malbein. But the malbeins of the Levites are tahor.

[Regarding any] malbein that was placed upon tongues, R’ Meir and R’ Yehudah rule [them] tamei, [but] R’ Yose and R’ Shimon rule [them] tahor. R’ Yose says: Why is this different than the malbeins of the Levites? [These should be tahor,] for the malbeins of the Levites are tahor.