Derasha 4 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
הַזָּב — הַזָּב, וְלֹא בַּעַל קֶרִי, וְלֹא אֶבֶן הַמְנֻגַּעַת, וְלֹא טְמֵא מֵת, וְלֹא מֵת מְטַמְּאִין מִשְׁכָּב וּמוֹשָׁב.

English: “The zav” — the zav [alone], and not a baal keri, nor a stone afflicted with nega, nor one impure from a corpse, nor a corpse, convey midras impurity of bed and seat.

Type of Learning

Restriction of midras to the zav

What Is Learned

Chazal limit the severe midras impurity of mishkav/moshav to the zav (and parallel categories such as niddah/zavah), not to other impurities.