Derasha 3 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 Kerisus 8b (verified on the daf).

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

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְיָשַׁב מִחוּץ לְאָהֳלוֹ — וְלֹא מִחוּץ לְאָהֳלָהּ, מְלַמֵּד שֶׁהַמְּצֹרַעַת מֻתֶּרֶת בְּתַשְׁמִישׁ הַמִּטָּה.

English: “And he shall dwell outside his tent” — and not outside her tent; this teaches that a female metzora is permitted marital relations.

Type of Learning

Gender distinction

What Is Learned

Chazal teach that the restriction on marital relations applies only to the male metzora, not to the female.