Derasha 4 on Vayikra 11:31

TT #170 · 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 impure among the swarming things; whoever touches them when dead shall be impure until evening.

Source Citation

Meilah 17a.

E-Daf.com — Meilah 17a (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
הַטְּמֵאִים. תַּנְיָא, הַטְּמֵאִים – מְלַמֵּד שֶׁהֵם מִצְטָרְפִין זֶה עִם זֶה.

Type of Learning

Textual inclusion — The plural term in the verse establishes that the listed sources of sheretz impurity can combine.

What Is Learned

The different impure sheratzim can combine with one another for the relevant measure of impurity.