Derasha 49 on Vayikra 12:7

TT #49 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 7

The Complete Passuk

וְהִקְרִיב֞וֹ לִפְנֵ֤י יְהֹוָה֙ וְכִפֶּ֣ר עָלֶ֔יהָ וְטָהֲרָ֖הֿ מִמְּקֹ֣ור דָּמֶ֑יהָ זֹ֤את תּוֹרַת֙ הַיֹּלֶ֔דֶת לַזָּכָ֖ר א֥וֹ לַנְּקֵבָֽה׃

English: He shall offer it before GOD and make expiation on her behalf; she shall then be pure from her flow of blood. Such are the rituals concerning a woman who bears a child, male or female.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 12:7

Source Citation

Torah Temimah’s printed reference is Niddah 18a; the quoted Mishnah is located at Niddah 19a. The discrepancy is preserved rather than silently normalized.

Sefaria — Niddah 19a (vowelized text)

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Niddah 19a
בְּמָקוֹר דָּמֶיהָ. חֲמִשָּׁה דָּמִים טְמֵאִים בָּאִשָּׁה, הָאָדוֹם, וְהַשָּׁחוֹר, וּכְקֶרֶן כַּרְכּוֹם, וּכְמֵימֵי אֲדָמָה, וְכַמָּזוּג.

English: “From the source of her blood” — there are five bloods that make a woman impure: red, black, like saffron, like earth-water, and diluted wine.

Type of Learning

Enumeration

What Is Learned

The Mishnah’s list supplies five appearances of blood treated as ritually impure: red, black, saffron-like, earth-water-like, and diluted-wine-like.