Derasha 4 on Metzora 15:19

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 15:19

The Complete Passuk

וְאִשָּׁה֙ כִּֽי־תִהְיֶ֣ה זָבָ֔ה דָּ֛ם יִהְיֶ֥ה זֹבָ֖הּ בִּבְשָׂרָ֑הּ שִׁבְעַ֤ת יָמִים֙ תִּהְיֶ֣ה בְנִדָּתָ֔הּ וְכָל־הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ בָּ֖הּ יִטְמָ֥א עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Niddah 41b.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
דָּם יִהְיֶה זֹבָהּ בִּבְשָׂרָהּ — תָּנוּ רַבָּנָן: בִּבְשָׂרָהּ — מְלַמֵּד שֶׁמְּטַמְּאָה בִּפְנִים כְּבַחוּץ.

English: “Blood shall be her flux in her flesh” — the Rabbis taught: “in her flesh” teaches that she becomes impure internally as externally.

Type of Learning

Internal impurity of niddah blood

What Is Learned

Chazal hold that niddah blood renders impure even while still inside (as opposed to the male zav, who requires exit).