Derasha 7 on Metzora 14:06

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 14:06

The Complete Passuk

אֶת־הַצִּפֹּ֤ר הַֽחַיָּה֙ יִקַּ֣ח אֹתָ֔הּ וְאֶת־עֵ֥ץ הָאֶ֛רֶז וְאֶת־שְׁנִ֥י הַתּוֹלַ֖עַת וְאֶת־הָאֵזֹ֑ב וְטָבַ֨ל אוֹתָ֜ם וְאֵ֣ת ׀ הַצִּפֹּ֣ר הַֽחַיָּ֗ה בְּדַם֙ הַצִּפֹּ֣ר הַשְּׁחֻטָ֔ה עַ֖ל הַמַּ֥יִם הַֽחַיִּֽים׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Sotah 16b (verified on the daf).

E-Daf.com — Tsurras Hadaf (size=3)
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF of the daf

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
הַשְּׁחוּטָה עַל הַמַּיִם — דַּם הַצִּפּוֹר עַל הַמַּיִם וְאֵין כְּלִי חֶרֶשׂ עַל הַמַּיִם.

English: “The slaughtered [bird] over the water” — the blood of the bird is over the water, but the earthenware vessel is not [placed] over the water.

Type of Learning

Clarification of procedure

What Is Learned

Chazal clarify that the blood is mixed with the water inside the vessel, not that the vessel stands above a stream.