Derasha 3 on Metzora 15:02

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 15:02

The Complete Passuk

דַּבְּרוּ֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם אֲלֵהֶ֑ם אִ֣ישׁ אִ֗ישׁ כִּ֤י יִהְיֶה֙ זָ֣ב מִבְּשָׂר֔וֹ זוֹב֖וֹ טָמֵ֥א הֽוּא׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Niddah 44a (verified on the daf).

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

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אִישׁ אִישׁ — מַה תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר אִישׁ אִישׁ? לְרַבּוֹת תִּינוֹק בֶּן יוֹם אֶחָד שֶׁמְּטַמֵּא בְּזִיבָה.

English: “Any man” — why does the verse say “ish ish”? To include a one-day-old infant, who becomes tamei through zivah.

Type of Learning

Inclusion of infants

What Is Learned

Chazal extend the impurity of zivah even to a newborn male child.