Derasha 4 on Metzora 14:05

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 14:05

The Complete Passuk

וְצִוָּה֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְשָׁחַ֖ט אֶת־הַצִּפּ֣וֹר הָאֶחָ֑ת אֶל־כְּלִי־חֶ֖רֶשׂ עַל־מַ֥יִם חַיִּֽים׃

Torah Temima points to Negaim 14:1.

Core Text

אֶל כְּלִי חֶרֶשׂ — פִּיָּאלִי שֶׁל חֶרֶשׂ חֲדָשָׁה.

English: “Into an earthenware vessel” — a new earthenware bowl (piyali).

Halachic specification

Chazal require a new earthenware vessel for the blood-and-water mixture.