If from an unassigned pair of birds a single pigeon flew into the open air, or flew among birds that had been left to die, or if one [of the pair] died, then he must take a mate for the second one. If it flew among birds that are to be offered up, it becomes invalid and it invalidates another bird as its counterpart [in the pair]; for the pigeon that flew away is invalid and invalidates another bird as its counterpart [in the pair].
How is this so? Two women, this one has two pairs and this one has two pairs, and one bird flies from the [pair of] one to the other [woman's pair], then it disqualifies by its escape one [of the birds from which it flew]. If it returned, it disqualifies yet another by its return. If it flew away again and then returned, and again flew away and returned, no further loss is incurred, since even if they had all become mixed together, not less than two [pairs would still be valid].
If one [woman] had one pair, another two, another three, another four, another five, another six and another seven pairs, and one bird flew from the first to the second pair, [and then a bird flew from there] to the third, [and then a bird flew from there] to the fourth, [and from there a bird flew] to the fifth [and from there a bird flew] to the sixth, [and from there a bird flew] to the seventh, and then a bird returns [in the same order as they flew away] it disqualifies at each flight and at each return. The first and second [women] have none left, the third has one pair, the fourth two, the fifth three, the sixth four, and the seventh six pairs. If again [one from each group] flew away and returned [in the same order as above], it disqualifies at each flight and return. The third and fourth woman have none left, the fifth has one pair, the sixth two pairs, and the seventh woman five pairs. If again one [from each group] flew away and returned [in the same order as above], it disqualifies at each flight and return. The fifth and sixth women have none left, and the seventh has four pairs. But some say that the seventh woman has lost nothing. If [a bird] from those that are left to die escaped to any of all the groups, then all must be left to die.
An unassigned pair and an assigned pair: if one bird from the unassigned [pair] flew to the assigned [pair], then a pair must be taken for the second [bird]. If one bird flew back, or if in the first place a bird from the assigned pair flew [to the other pair], then all must be left to die.
Hatat [birds] are on one side, and olot [birds] are on the other and an unassigned [pair] is in the middle: If from the middle pair one bird flew to this side, and one bird flew to this side, then he has not lost anything, because he [the priest] says that the bird that flew [from the middle] towards the hataot is a hatat and the bird that flew towards the olot is a olah. If one [from each side] returns to the middle, then [all] those in the middle must be left to die, but those [left on either side] can be offered up as hataot or as olot respectively. If again a bird [from the middle] returned and flew away to the sides, then all must be left to die. One cannot pair turtle-doves with pigeons or pigeons with turtle-doves. How is this so? If a woman has brought a turtle-dove as her hatat and a pigeon as her olah, she must then bring another turtle-dove as her olah; If her olah had been a turtle-dove and her hatat a pigeon, then she must bring another pigeon as her olah. Ben Azzai says: we go after the first [offering]. If a woman brought her hatat and then died, her heirs must bring her olah; [But if she first brought] her olah and then died, her heirs need not bring her hatat.
קֵן סְתוּמָה שֶׁפָּרַח מִמֶּנָּה גוֹזָל לָאֲוִיר, אוֹ שֶׁפָּרַח בֵּין הַמֵּתוֹת, אוֹ שֶׁמֵּת אַחַד מֵהֶן, יִקַּח זוּג לַשֵּׁנִי. פָּרַח לְבֵין הַקְּרֵבוֹת, פָּסוּל וּפוֹסֵל אֶחָד כְּנֶגְדּוֹ, שֶׁהַגּוֹזָל הַפּוֹרֵחַ, פָּסוּל וּפוֹסֵל אֶחָד כְּנֶגְדּוֹ:
If from an unassigned pair of birds a single pigeon flew into the open air, or flew among birds that had been left to die, or if one [of the pair] died, then he must take a mate for the second one. If it flew among birds that are to be offered up, it becomes invalid and it invalidates another bird as its counterpart [in the pair]; for the pigeon that flew away is invalid and invalidates another bird as its counterpart [in the pair].
כֵּיצַד. שְׁתֵּי נָשִׁים, לָזוֹ שְׁתֵּי קִנִּים וְלָזוֹ שְׁתֵּי קִנִּים, פָּרַח מִזּוֹ לָזוֹ, פּוֹסֵל אֶחָד בַּהֲלִיכָתוֹ. חָזַר, פּוֹסֵל אֶחָד בַּחֲזִירָתוֹ. פָּרַח וְחָזַר, פָּרַח וְחָזַר, לֹא הִפְסִיד כְּלוּם, שֶׁאֲפִלּוּ הֵן מְעֹרָבוֹת, אֵין פָּחוֹת מִשְּׁתָּיִם:
How is this so? Two women, this one has two pairs and this one has two pairs, and one bird flies from the [pair of] one to the other [woman's pair], then it disqualifies by its escape one [of the birds from which it flew]. If it returned, it disqualifies yet another by its return. If it flew away again and then returned, and again flew away and returned, no further loss is incurred, since even if they had all become mixed together, not less than two [pairs would still be valid].
לָזוֹ אַחַת, לָזוֹ שְׁתַּיִם, לָזוֹ שָׁלשׁ, לָזוֹ אַרְבַּע, לָזוֹ חָמֵשׁ, לָזוֹ שֵׁשׁ, לָזוֹ שֶׁבַע. פָּרַח מִן הָרִאשׁוֹנָה לַשְּׁנִיָּה, לַשְּׁלִישִׁית, לָרְבִיעִית, לַחֲמִישִׁית, לַשִּׁשִּׁית, לַשְּׁבִיעִית, חָזַר, פּוֹסֵל אֶחָד בַּהֲלִיכָתוֹ וְאֶחָד בַּחֲזִירָתוֹ. הָרִאשׁוֹנָה וְהַשְּׁנִיָּה אֵין לָהֶם כְּלוּם, הַשְּׁלִישִׁית יֶשׁ לָהּ אַחַת, הָרְבִיעִית יֶשׁ לָהּ שְׁתַּיִם, הַחֲמִישִׁית יֶשׁ לָהּ שָׁלשׁ, הַשִּׁשִּׁית יֶשׁ לָהּ אַרְבַּע, הַשְּׁבִיעִית יֶשׁ לָהּ שֵׁשׁ. פָּרַח וְחָזַר, פּוֹסֵל אֶחָד בַּהֲלִיכָתוֹ וְאֶחָד בַּחֲזִירָתוֹ. הַשְּׁלִישִׁית וְהָרְבִיעִית אֵין לָהֶם כְּלוּם, הַחֲמִישִׁית יֶשׁ לָהּ אַחַת, הַשִּׁשִּׁית יֶשׁ לָהּ שְׁתַּיִם, הַשְּׁבִיעִית יֶשׁ לָהּ חָמֵשׁ. פָּרַח וְחָזַר, פּוֹסֵל אֶחָד בַּהֲלִיכָתוֹ וְאֶחָד בַּחֲזִירָתוֹ, הַחֲמִישִׁית וְהַשִּׁשִּׁית אֵין לָהֶם כְּלוּם, הַשְּׁבִיעִית יֶשׁ לָהּ אַרְבַּע. וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים, הַשְּׁבִיעִית לֹא הִפְסִידָה כְלוּם. וְאִם פָּרַח מִבֵּין הַמֵּתוֹת לְכֻלָּם, הֲרֵי כֻלָּם יָמוּתוּ:
If one [woman] had one pair, another two, another three, another four, another five, another six and another seven pairs, and one bird flew from the first to the second pair, [and then a bird flew from there] to the third, [and then a bird flew from there] to the fourth, [and from there a bird flew] to the fifth [and from there a bird flew] to the sixth, [and from there a bird flew] to the seventh, and then a bird returns [in the same order as they flew away] it disqualifies at each flight and at each return. The first and second [women] have none left, the third has one pair, the fourth two, the fifth three, the sixth four, and the seventh six pairs. If again [one from each group] flew away and returned [in the same order as above], it disqualifies at each flight and return. The third and fourth woman have none left, the fifth has one pair, the sixth two pairs, and the seventh woman five pairs. If again one [from each group] flew away and returned [in the same order as above], it disqualifies at each flight and return. The fifth and sixth women have none left, and the seventh has four pairs. But some say that the seventh woman has lost nothing. If [a bird] from those that are left to die escaped to any of all the groups, then all must be left to die.
קֵן סְתוּמָה וְקֵן מְפֹרֶשֶׁת, פָּרַח מִן הַסְּתוּמָה לַמְפֹרֶשֶׁת, יִקַּח זוּג לַשֵּׁנִי. חָזַר, אוֹ שֶׁפָּרַח מִן הַמְפֹרֶשֶׁת רִאשׁוֹן, הֲרֵי כֻלָּן יָמוּתוּ:
An unassigned pair and an assigned pair: if one bird from the unassigned [pair] flew to the assigned [pair], then a pair must be taken for the second [bird]. If one bird flew back, or if in the first place a bird from the assigned pair flew [to the other pair], then all must be left to die.
חַטָּאת מִיכָּן וְעוֹלָה מִיכָּן וּסְתוּמָה בָאֶמְצַע, פָּרַח מִן הָאֶמְצַע לַצְּדָדִין, אֶחָד הֵלָךְ וְאֶחָד הֵלָךְ, לֹא הִפְסִיד כְּלוּם, אֶלָּא יֹאמַר, זֶה שֶׁהָלַךְ אֵצֶל חַטָּאוֹת, חַטָּאת. וְזֶה שֶׁהָלַךְ אֵצֶל עוֹלוֹת, עוֹלָה. חָזַר לָאֶמְצַע, הָאֶמְצָעִיִּים יָמוּתוּ, אֵלּוּ יִקְרְבוּ חַטָּאוֹת, וְאֵלּוּ יִקְרְבוּ עוֹלוֹת. חָזַר אוֹ שֶׁפָּרַח מִן הָאֶמְצַע לַצְּדָדִין, הֲרֵי כֻלָּן יָמוּתוּ. אֵין מְבִיאִין תּוֹרִין כְּנֶגֶד בְּנֵי יוֹנָה, וְלֹא בְנֵי יוֹנָה כְּנֶגֶד תּוֹרִין. כֵּיצַד. הָאִשָּׁה שֶׁהֵבִיאָה חַטָּאתָהּ תּוֹר, וְעוֹלָתָהּ בֶּן יוֹנָה, תִּכְפֹּל וְתָבִיא עוֹלָתָהּ תּוֹר. עוֹלָתָהּ תּוֹר, וְחַטָּאתָהּ בֶּן יוֹנָה, תִּכְפֹּל וְתָבִיא עוֹלָתָהּ בֶּן יוֹנָה. בֶּן עַזַּאי אוֹמֵר, הוֹלְכִין אַחַר הָרִאשׁוֹן. הָאִשָּׁה שֶׁהֵבִיאָה חַטָּאתָהּ וּמֵתָה, יָבִיאוּ הַיּוֹרְשִׁין עוֹלָתָהּ. עוֹלָתָהּ וּמֵתָה, לֹא יָבִיאוּ הַיּוֹרְשִׁין חַטָּאתָהּ:
Hatat [birds] are on one side, and olot [birds] are on the other and an unassigned [pair] is in the middle: If from the middle pair one bird flew to this side, and one bird flew to this side, then he has not lost anything, because he [the priest] says that the bird that flew [from the middle] towards the hataot is a hatat and the bird that flew towards the olot is a olah. If one [from each side] returns to the middle, then [all] those in the middle must be left to die, but those [left on either side] can be offered up as hataot or as olot respectively. If again a bird [from the middle] returned and flew away to the sides, then all must be left to die. One cannot pair turtle-doves with pigeons or pigeons with turtle-doves. How is this so? If a woman has brought a turtle-dove as her hatat and a pigeon as her olah, she must then bring another turtle-dove as her olah; If her olah had been a turtle-dove and her hatat a pigeon, then she must bring another pigeon as her olah. Ben Azzai says: we go after the first [offering]. If a woman brought her hatat and then died, her heirs must bring her olah; [But if she first brought] her olah and then died, her heirs need not bring her hatat.