Derasha 1 on Metzora 15:32

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 15:32

The Complete Passuk

זֹ֥את תּוֹרַ֖ת הַזָּ֑ב וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר תֵּצֵ֥א מִמֶּ֛נּוּ שִׁכְבַת־זֶ֖רַע לְטׇמְאָה־בָֽהּ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
זֹאת תּוֹרַת הַזָּב — [וּסְמִיךְ לֵיהּ וַאֲשֶׁר תֵּצֵא מִמֶּנּוּ שִׁכְבַת זֶרַע, הֻקַּשׁ זָב לְבַעַל קֶרִי]: מַה בַּעַל קֶרִי טוֹבֵל בַּיּוֹם, אַף זָב טוֹבֵל בַּיּוֹם.

English: “This is the Torah of the zav” — [and adjacent to it “and one from whom shichvas zera goes out,” the zav is equated to a baal keri]: just as a baal keri immerses by day, so a zav immerses by day.

Type of Learning

Daytime immersion for the zav

What Is Learned

Chazal equate the zav to a baal keri regarding daytime immersion.