Derasha 4 on Metzora 14:40
Parashas Metzora · Passuk 14:40
The Complete Passuk
וְצִוָּה֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְחִלְּצוּ֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֲבָנִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּהֵ֖ן הַנָּ֑גַע וְהִשְׁלִ֤יכוּ אֶתְהֶן֙ אֶל־מִח֣וּץ לָעִ֔יר אֶל־מָק֖וֹם טָמֵֽא׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וְהִשְׁלִיכוּ אֶתְהֶן — אֶתְהֶן מִחוּץ לָעִיר וְאֵין אָדָם חוּץ לָעִיר אֶלָּא חוּץ לָעֲיָרוֹת הַמֻּקָּפוֹת חוֹמָה.
English: “And they shall cast them” — them outside the city; and “outside the city” means only outside cities that are surrounded by a wall.
Type of Learning
Location of disposal
What Is Learned
Chazal require the affected stones to be deposited outside a walled city.