Derasha 2 on Metzora 15:18

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 15:18

The Complete Passuk

וְאִשָּׁה֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׁכַּ֥ב אִ֛ישׁ אֹתָ֖הּ שִׁכְבַת־זָ֑רַע וְרָחֲצ֣וּ בַמַּ֔יִם וְטָמְא֖וּ עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃

Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.

Core Text

אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁכַּב אִישׁ — אִישׁ — פְּרָט לְקָטָן.

English: “With whom a man lies” — “man” excludes a minor.

Adult male required

Chazal exclude a boy under nine years and one day from generating this impurity for the woman.