[R egarding] the rope that extends from the bed, until five handbreadths, it is tahor. From five until ten [handbreadths], it is tamei. From ten [handbreadths] and beyond, it is tahor, for with [this rope], they would tie the pesach-offering [to the beds], and would lower the beds.

The [part of the] mizran that extends from the bed [is susceptible to tumah] whatever its [length] may be, these are the words of R’ Meir. R’ Yose says: [Only] until ten handbreadths. The [minimum length of the] remnants of a mizran [is] seven handbreadths, [which is] sufficient to make it a flap for a donkey.