Derasha 7 on Metzora 14:04

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 14:04

The Complete Passuk

וְצִוָּה֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְלָקַ֧ח לַמִּטַּהֵ֛ר שְׁתֵּֽי־צִפֳּרִ֥ים חַיּ֖וֹת טְהֹר֑וֹת וְעֵ֣ץ אֶ֔רֶז וּשְׁנִ֥י תוֹלַ֖עַת וְאֵזֹֽב׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Yerushalmi Kilayim 9:1.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וּשְׁנִי תוֹלַעַת — מַה שְּׁנִי תוֹלַעַת דָּבָר שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ רוּחַ חַיִּים אַף כָּל דָּבָר שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ רוּחַ חַיִּים.

English: “And crimson wool” — just as the crimson wool comes from a living creature, so too any dye derived from a living source is included.

Type of Learning

Heqesh / comparison

What Is Learned

Chazal extend the rule of crimson wool to other dyes that originate from living creatures.