Derasha 234 on Vayikra 11:40

TT #234 · Parshas Shemini · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 40

The Complete Passuk

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

Chabad.org — Vayikra Chapter 11 with Rashi

English: “And the one who eats from its carcass”: an impurity swallowed internally does not convey impurity in the ordinary manner.

Source Citation

Chullin 71a.

E-Daf.com — Chullin 71a (Tsurras Hadaf)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְהָאֹכֵל מִנִּבְלָתָהּ. מִנַּיִן לְטֻמְאָה בְּלוּעָה שֶׁאֵינָהּ מְטַמְּאָה? דִּכְתִיב: וְהָאֹכֵל מִנִּבְלָתָהּ יְכַבֵּס בְּגָדָיו וְטָמֵא עַד הָעָרֶב.

Type of Learning

Halachic distinction — The Chazal applies the verse’s wording to establish the stated rule.

What Is Learned

Internal absorbed impurity does not operate as ordinary external impurity.