Derasha 2 on Metzora 14:08

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 14:08

The Complete Passuk

וְכִבֶּ֨ס הַמִּטַּהֵ֤ר אֶת־בְּגָדָיו֙ וְגִלַּ֣ח אֶת־כׇּל־שְׂעָר֔וֹ וְרָחַ֥ץ בַּמַּ֖יִם וְטָהֵ֑ר וְאַחַ֖ר יָב֣וֹא אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה וְיָשַׁ֛ב מִח֥וּץ לְאׇהֳל֖וֹ שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Moed Katan 15b (verified on the daf).

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Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְיָשַׁב מִחוּץ לְאָהֳלוֹ — אֵין אָהֳלוֹ אֶלָּא אִשְׁתּוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר שׁוּבוּ לָכֶם לְאָהֳלֵיכֶם; מִכָּאן דִּמְצֹרָע אָסוּר בְּתַשְׁמִישׁ הַמִּטָּה.

English: “And he shall dwell outside his tent” — “his tent” means only his wife, as it is said “return to your tents”; from here we learn that a metzora is forbidden marital relations.

Type of Learning

Prohibition of marital relations

What Is Learned

Chazal derive that the metzora is forbidden to have marital relations during the seven days outside his tent.