Derasha 195 on Vayikra 11:33

TT #195 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 33

The Complete Passuk

וְכָל־כְּלִי־חֶרֶשׂ אֲשֶׁר־יִפֹּל מֵהֶם אֶל־תּוֹכוֹ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר בְּתוֹכוֹ יִטְמָא וְאֹתוֹ תִשְׁבֹּרוּ:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

English: “Everything that is inside it”: the rule applies to what is within the vessel itself, not to what is within another vessel; a punctured vessel is excluded according to the verse’s condition.

Source Citation

Toras Kohanim.

Wikisource — Sifra, Shemini, Chapter 7

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
כָּל אֲשֶׁר בְּתוֹכוֹ. בְּתוֹכוֹ וְלֹא תּוֹךְ תּוֹכוֹ, יָכוֹל אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁנִּקְּבָה, תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר כָּל אֲשֶׁר בְּתוֹכוֹ.

Type of Learning

Textual limitation — The Chazal derives the stated rule directly from the wording of the verse.

What Is Learned

The rule is limited to the vessel's own interior.