Derasha 3 on Metzora 14:14

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 14:14

The Complete Passuk

וְלָקַ֣ח הַכֹּהֵן֮ מִדַּ֣ם הָאָשָׁם֒ וְנָתַן֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן עַל־תְּנ֛וּךְ אֹ֥זֶן הַמִּטַּהֵ֖ר הַיְמָנִ֑ית וְעַל־בֹּ֤הֶן יָדוֹ֙ הַיְמָנִ֔ית וְעַל־בֹּ֥הֶן רַגְל֖וֹ הַיְמָנִֽית׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Negaim 14:9.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְעַל בֹּהֶן יָדוֹ וגו' — אֵין לוֹ בֹּהֶן יָד, בֹּהֶן רֶגֶל, אֹזֶן יְמָנִית, אֵין לוֹ טָהֳרָה עוֹלָמִית.

English: “And on the thumb of his hand …” — if he has no right thumb, no right big toe, or no right ear, he has no permanent purification.

Type of Learning

Absence of the required limbs

What Is Learned

Chazal teach that a person lacking the right thumb, right big toe, or right ear cannot complete the purification rite that requires those specific points.