Derasha 220 on Vayikra 11:38

TT #220 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 38

The Complete Passuk

וְכִי יֻתַּן־מַיִם עַל־זֶרַע וְנָפַל מִנִּבְלָתָם עָלָיו טָמֵא הוּא לָכֶם:

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

English: “When a person gives”: it is written in a form that can be read both as active giving and as being given; both teach that the contact must be pleasing to the owner.

Source Citation

Kiddushin 59b.

E-Daf.com — Kiddushin 59b (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְכִי יִתֵּן. רַב פָּפָּא דְּמֵי, כְּתִיב כִּי יִתֵּן וּקְרִינַן כִּי יוּתַּן, הָא כֵּיצַד? כִּי יוּתַּן דּוּמְיָא דְכִי יִתֵּן, מַה כִּי יִתֵּן דְּנִיחָא לֵיהּ אַף כִּי יוּתַּן דְּנִיחָא לֵיהּ.

Type of Learning

Textual interpretation — The Chazal derives the stated rule from the wording and structure of the verse.

What Is Learned

The qualifying wetting must be acceptable to the owner.