Derasha 233 on Vayikra 11:40

TT #233 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 40

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וְהָאֹכֵל מִנִּבְלָתָהּ יְכַבֵּס בְּגָדָיו וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעָרֶב וְהַנֹּשֵׂא אֶת־נִבְלָתָהּ יְכַבֵּס בְּגָדָיו וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעָרֶב:

English: “And the one who eats”: the verse establishes a measure for one who touches and one who carries, corresponding to the measure of eating.

Niddah 42b.

E-Daf.com — Niddah 42b (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text

וְהָאֹכֵל. לִתֵּן שִׁעוּר לַנּוֹגֵעַ וְלַנּוֹשֵׂא כָּאוֹכֵל; מָה אוֹכֵל בְּכַזַּיִת, אַף נוֹגֵעַ וְנוֹשֵׂא בְּכַזַּיִת.

Measure and analogy — The Chazal applies the verse’s wording to establish the stated rule.

The food measure applies to touching and carrying.