Derasha 7 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 Pesachim 90b.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
שִׁבְעַת יָמִים תִּהְיֶה בְנִדָּתָהּ — יָכוֹל תְּהֵא טוֹבֶלֶת מִבְּעוֹד יוֹם? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר שִׁבְעַת יָמִים תִּהְיֶה בְנִדָּתָהּ — בְּנִדָּתָהּ תְּהֵא כָּל שִׁבְעָה.

English: “Seven days she shall be in her niddah” — one might think she may immerse while it is still day; Scripture teaches “seven days she shall be in her niddah” — she remains in her niddah all seven.

Type of Learning

Full seven days before immersion

What Is Learned

Chazal require the niddah to complete the full seven days; she does not immerse on the seventh day while it is still daylight in the manner of a zavah.