Derasha 2 on Metzora 15:26

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 15:26

The Complete Passuk

כָּל־הַמִּשְׁכָּ֞ב אֲשֶׁר־תִּשְׁכַּ֤ב עָלָיו֙ כָּל־יְמֵ֣י זוֹבָ֔הּ כְּמִשְׁכַּ֥ב נִדָּתָ֖הּ יִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֑הּ וְכָֽל־הַכְּלִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֵּשֵׁ֣ב עָלָ֔יו טָמֵ֣א יִהְיֶ֔ה כְּטֻמְאַ֖ת נִדָּתָֽהּ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
כְּטֻמְאַת נִדָּתָהּ — כְּטֻמְאַת נִדָּתָהּ וְלֹא כִּימֵי נִדָּתָהּ.

English: “Like the impurity of her niddah” — like the impurity of her niddah, and not like the days of her niddah.

Type of Learning

Impurity parallel, not day-count parallel

What Is Learned

Chazal equate the zavah’s midras impurity to that of a niddah, but do not equate the length of the impurity period to the seven niddah days in every case.