Derasha 6 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
יִטְמָא — לְרַבּוֹת שָׁכַב עַל הַמּוֹשָׁב וְיָשַׁב עַל הַמִּשְׁכָּב, עוֹמֵד וְנִתְלֶה וְנִשְׁעָן.

English: “It shall be impure” — to include [cases in which] he lay on a seat or sat on a bed, [or was] standing, hanging, or leaning.

Type of Learning

Expansion of modes of pressure

What Is Learned

Chazal expand midras beyond ordinary lying/sitting to include swapped roles of bed and seat and other forms of supported weight (standing, hanging, leaning).