Derasha 39 on Vayikra 12:5

TT #39 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 5

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וְאִם־נְקֵבָ֣ה תֵלֵ֔ד וְטָֽמְאָ֥ה שְׁבֻעַ֖יִם כְּנִדָּתָ֑הּ וְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים יוֹם֙ וְשֵׁ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֔ים תֵּשֵׁ֖ב עַל־דְּמֵ֥י טׇהֳרָֽהֿ׃

English: If she bears a female, she shall be impure two weeks as during her menstruation, and she shall remain in a state of blood purification for sixty-six days.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 12:5

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Zevachim 38a.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Zevachim 38a
שָׁאנֵי הָתָם דִּכְתִיב ״כְּנִדָּתָהּ״.

English: That case is different, because it is written “as in her menstrual impurity.”

Type of Learning

Textual comparison

What Is Learned

The phrase “as in her menstrual impurity” rules out the proposed inference that both the written form and received reading determine the period.