Derasha 3 on Metzora 15:08

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 15:08

The Complete Passuk

וְכִֽי־יָרֹ֛ק הַזָּ֖ב בַּטָּה֑וֹר וְכִבֶּ֧ס 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
בַּטָּהוֹר — יָכוֹל אֲפִלּוּ שֶׁלֹּא נָגַע? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר בַּטָּהוֹר — עַד שֶׁיִּגַּע בַּטָּהוֹר.

English: “On the pure person” — one might think even without contact; Scripture teaches “on the pure person” — only until he touches the pure person.

Type of Learning

Contact required

What Is Learned

Chazal require actual contact of the spit with the pure person; mere proximity is insufficient.