Derasha 3 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
וְעָפָר אַחֵר — אַחֵר לְרַבּוֹת אֲפִלּוּ לְבֵנִים אֲפִלּוּ מֶדֶד אֲפִלּוּ חַרְסִית; יָכוֹל אֲפִלּוּ סִיד אֲפִלּוּ גַּבְסִים, תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר עֲפָרוֹ.

English: “Other dust” — “other” includes even bricks, even clay, even potsherd-dust; one might think even lime or gypsum, therefore it says “its dust.”

Type of Learning

Permitted plaster materials

What Is Learned

Chazal expand the permitted replacement plaster to various earth-based materials while excluding pure lime and gypsum.