Derasha 6 on Metzora 14:05

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The Complete Passuk

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

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מַיִם חַיִּים — וְלֹא מַיִם מְלוּחִים וְלֹא מַיִם פּוֹשְׁרִים וְלֹא מַיִם מַכְזִיבִים וְלֹא מַיִם מְנַטְּפִים.

English: “Living water” — not salty water, not lukewarm water, not deceptive (intermittent) water, and not dripping water.

Type of Learning

Mi’ut from “chayim”

What Is Learned

Chazal restrict the water to genuine, continuously flowing spring water in its natural state.