Derasha 1 on Vayikra 11:31

TT #167 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 31

The Complete Passuk

אֵלֶּה הַטְּמֵאִים לָכֶם בְּכָל־הַשָּׁרֶץ כָּל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּהֶם בְּמֹתָם יִטְמָא עַד־הָעָרֶב:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

English: These are the creatures that are impure among the swarming things; whoever touches them when they are dead shall be impure until evening.

Source Citation

Chullin 122b.

E-Daf.com — Chullin 122b (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אֵלֶּה הַטְּמֵאִים. תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן, הַטְּמֵאִים – לְרַבּוֹת עוֹרוֹתֵיהֶן כְּבְשָׂרָן, יָכוֹל אֲפִלּוּ כֻּלָּן? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר אֵלֶּה, וְהָא אֵלֶּה אַכֻּלְּהוּ כְּתִיב, אָמַר רַב – לְמִינֵהוּ, הִפְסִיק הָעִנְיָן.

Type of Learning

Textual summary — The verse summarizes the listed categories and their contact impurity.

What Is Learned

The verse extends the impurity of the listed creeping creatures to their skins, subject to the textual limitation identified by the derashah.