Derasha 5 on Metzora 15:33

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 15:33

The Complete Passuk

וְהַדָּוָה֙ בְּנִדָּתָ֔הּ וְהַזָּב֙ אֶת־זוֹב֔וֹ לַזָּכָ֖ר וְלַנְּקֵבָ֑ה וּלְאִ֕ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִשְׁכַּ֖ב עִם־טְמֵאָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
לַזָּכָר וְלַנְּקֵבָה — לִרְאִיָּה שְׁלִישִׁית אִתַּקַּשׁ לִנְקֵבָה: מַה נְּקֵבָה מְטַמְּאָה בְּאֹנֶס, אַף זָכָר בִּרְאִיָּה שְׁלִישִׁית מְטַמֵּא בְּאֹנֶס.

English: “For the male and for the female” — for the third sighting he is equated to the female: just as a female becomes impure under duress, so a male on the third sighting becomes impure under duress.

Type of Learning

Third sighting even under ones

What Is Learned

Once two prior sightings have established zivah susceptibility, the third sighting conveys impurity even if forced — paralleling the female zavah.