Derasha 150 on Vayikra 11:24

TT #152 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 24

The Complete Passuk

וּלְאֵלֶּה תִּטַּמָּאוּ כָּל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בְּנִבְלָתָם יִטְמָא עַד־הָעָרֶב:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

English: And the following shall make you impure—whoever touches their carcass shall be impure until evening.

Source Citation

Sifra (Toras Kohanim), Shemini.

Sefaria — Sifra, Shemini, Section 2

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

וּלְאֵלֶּה תִּטַּמָּאוּ. יָכוֹל לְכָל הָאָמוּר בָּעִנְיָן? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר (פּ׳ כ״ו) לְכָל הַבְּהֵמָה.

Type of Learning

Textual limitation — The reference to “these” is limited by the later verse to the animals specifically included in the carcass-impurity rules.

What Is Learned

The opening phrase is read in context as referring to the impure land animals specified below.