Vayikra 11:28 — EXTRA

Extra · Additional classical source for a Torah Temimah-silent passuk

The Complete Passuk

וְהַנֹּשֵׂא֙ אֶת־נִבְלָתָ֔ם יְכַבֵּ֥ס בְּגָדָ֖יו וְטָמֵ֣א עַד־הָעָ֑רֶב טְמֵאִ֥ים הֵ֖מָּה לָכֶֽם:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

Source Citation

Sifra, Shemini, as cited in Niddah 43a.

Sefaria — Sifra, Shemini

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
והנוגע בנבלתם יטמא עד הערב אין הנוגע מטמא בגדים אבל הנושא מטמא בגדים שנ׳ והנושא יכבס בגדיו.

English: One who touches the carcass becomes impure until evening; touching does not make garments impure, but carrying does, as it says, “and the one who carries it shall wash his garments.”

Type of Learning

Halachic distinction — The source distinguishes the impurity of touching from the more stringent impurity of carrying.

What Is Learned

Sifra distinguishes the two impurity mechanisms in this section: touching the carcass makes the person impure until evening but does not contaminate the person's clothing, whereas carrying the carcass does contaminate the carrier's clothing.