Derasha 5 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
אֶל מָקוֹם טָמֵא — שֶׁיְּהֵא מְקוֹמוֹ טָמֵא.
English: “To an unclean place” — that its place should be unclean.
Type of Learning
Designation of the dump site
What Is Learned
Chazal require that the disposal site itself be a place already designated as tamei.