Derasha 5 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 21b.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
בִּבְשָׂרָהּ — בִּבְשָׂרָהּ וְלֹא בִּשְׁפוֹפֶרֶת.
English: “In her flesh” — in her flesh, and not through a tube.
Type of Learning
Natural pathway required
What Is Learned
Chazal exclude blood found only inside an inserted tube from establishing niddah impurity.