Derasha 1 on Metzora 14:42

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 14:42

The Complete Passuk

וְלָקְחוּ֙ אֲבָנִ֣ים אֲחֵר֔וֹת וְהֵבִ֖יאוּ אֶל־תַּ֣חַת הָאֲבָנִ֑ים וְעָפָ֥ר אַחֵ֛ר יִקַּ֖ח וְטָ֥ח אֶת־הַבָּֽיִת׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְלָקְחוּ אֲבָנִים — לֹא פָּחוֹת מִשְּׁתֵּי אֲבָנִים.

English: “And they shall take stones” — not fewer than two stones.

Type of Learning

Minimum number

What Is Learned

Chazal require at least two replacement stones.