Derasha 1 on Metzora 14:17

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 14:17

The Complete Passuk

וּמִיֶּ֨תֶר הַשֶּׁ֜מֶן אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־כַּפּ֗וֹ יִתֵּ֤ן הַכֹּהֵן֙ עַל־תְּנ֞וּךְ אֹ֤זֶן הַמִּטַּהֵר֙ הַיְמָנִ֔ית וְעַל־בֹּ֤הֶן יָדוֹ֙ הַיְמָנִ֔ית וְעַל־בֹּ֥הֶן רַגְל֖וֹ הַיְמָנִ֑ית עַ֖ל דַּ֥ם הָאָשָֽׁם׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Menachos 9b (verified on the daf).

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

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְעַל בֹּהֶן יָדוֹ וגו' — אָמַר לֵיהּ רַבִּי יִרְמְיָה לְרַבִּי זֵירָא: עַל בֹּהֶן יָדוֹ הַיְמָנִית וְעַל בֹּהֶן רַגְלוֹ הַיְמָנִית לָמָּה לִי? אָמַר לֵיהּ, חַד לְהַכְשִׁיר צְדָדִין וְחַד לְפָסֹל צַדֵּי צְדָדִין.

English: “And on the thumb of his hand …” — R’ Yirmiyah said to R’ Zeira: Why does the verse need both “on the thumb of his right hand” and “on the big toe of his right foot”? He replied: One comes to validate the sides, and one comes to invalidate the sides of the sides.

Type of Learning

Precision of placement

What Is Learned

Chazal define the acceptable area for the placement of the oil: the sides of the thumb/toe are valid, but the extreme outer edges are not.