Derasha 2 on Metzora 15:05

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 15:05

The Complete Passuk

וְאִ֕ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִגַּ֖ע בְּמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹ יְכַבֵּ֧ס בְּגָדָ֛יו וְרָחַ֥ץ בַּמַּ֖יִם וְטָמֵ֥א עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִגַּע — מְלַמֵּד שֶׁבִּשְׁעַת מַגָּעוֹ מְטַמֵּא בְּגָדִים; פֵּרֵשׁ אֵין מְטַמֵּא בְּגָדִים.

English: “And a man who touches” — this teaches that [only] at the time of his contact does he convey impurity to garments; once he has separated, he no longer conveys impurity to garments.

Type of Learning

Impurity of clothes only during contact

What Is Learned

Chazal limit the clothes-impurity of one who touches the zav’s bed to the moment of contact; after separation, further clothes contact is not affected by that prior touch alone.