Derasha 178 on Vayikra 11:32

TT #178 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 32

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וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יִפֹּל־עָלָיו מֵהֶם בְּמֹתָם יִטְמָא מִכָּל־כְּלִי־עֵץ אוֹ בֶגֶד אוֹ־עוֹר אוֹ־שָׂק כָּל־כְּלִי אֲשֶׁר־יֵעָשֶׂה מְלָאכָה בָּהֶם בַּמַּיִם יוּבָא וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעֶרֶב וְטָהֵר:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

English: And anything upon which one of them falls when dead shall be impure, including any vessel of wood or cloth or skin or sack; it shall be put into water, and it shall remain impure until evening, then it shall be clean.

Source Citation

Shabbos 27a.

E-Daf.com — Shabbos 27a (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אוֹ בֶגֶד. אוֹ – לְרַבּוֹת שָׁלֹשׁ עַל שָׁלֹשׁ אֶצְבָּעוֹת בְּצֶמֶר וּפִשְׁתִּים...

Type of Learning

Textual sequence — The verse's sequence establishes impurity first and purification by immersion and waiting until evening afterward.

What Is Learned

A small wool-or-linen garment can receive sheretz impurity.