Derasha 2 on Metzora 15:04

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 15:04

The Complete Passuk

כָּל־הַמִּשְׁכָּ֗ב אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׁכַּ֥ב עָלָ֛יו הַזָּ֖ב יִטְמָ֑א וְכָֽל־הַכְּלִ֛י אֲשֶׁר־יֵשֵׁ֥ב עָלָ֖יו יִטְמָֽא׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
כָּל הַמִּשְׁכָּב — מְלַמֵּד שֶׁמִּשְׁכָּב מְטַמֵּא תַּחַת הַזָּב לִטַמֵּא אָדָם וּבְגָדִים, וְאֵין אָדָם מְטַמֵּא מִתַּחַת הַזָּב לִטַמֵּא אָדָם וּבְגָדִים.

English: “Every bed” — this teaches that a bed under the zav conveys impurity to a person and garments, but a person under the zav does not convey impurity to a person and garments.

Type of Learning

Asymmetry of midras under the zav

What Is Learned

Chazal distinguish: an article of midras under the zav becomes an av hatumah for people and clothes; a person lying under the zav does not.