Derasha 207 on Vayikra 11:35

TT #207 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 35

The Complete Passuk

וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יִפֹּל מִנִּבְלָתָם עָלָיו יִטְמָא תַּנּוּר וְכִירַיִם יֻתָּץ טְמֵאִים הֵם וּטְמֵאִים יִהְיוּ לָכֶם:

English: “It shall be impure for you”: the vessels are not necessarily destroyed; they may remain in their state of impurity.

Toras Kohanim.

Core Text

יֻתָּץ. יָכוֹל יְתָצֵם וַדַּאי, תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר טְמֵאִים יִהְיוּ – מְקַיְּמִים אוֹתָם בְּטֻמְאָתָם.

Halachic distinction — The Chazal derives the stated rule from the wording and structure of the verse.

The wording does not require immediate demolition.