Derasha 1 on Metzora 15:07

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 15:07

The Complete Passuk

וְהַנֹּגֵ֖עַ בִּבְשַׂ֣ר הַזָּ֑ב 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
בִּבְשַׂר הַזָּב — בִּבְשָׂר וְלֹא בַּצּוֹאָה שֶׁעָלָיו וְלֹא בַּקּוּלְקָלוֹס שֶׁעָלָיו.

English: “The flesh of the zav” — the flesh, and not excrement upon him, and not a kolkalos upon him.

Type of Learning

Flesh proper, not external matter

What Is Learned

Chazal limit contact impurity to the zav’s flesh itself, excluding waste or certain coverings on him.