Derasha 6 on Acharei Mos 16:16
Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 16:16
The Complete Passuk
וְכִפֶּ֣ר עַל־הַקֹּ֗דֶשׁ מִטֻּמְאֹת֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּמִפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖ם לְכׇל־חַטֹּאתָ֑ם וְכֵ֤ן יַעֲשֶׂה֙ לְאֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֔ד הַשֹּׁכֵ֣ן אִתָּ֔ם בְּת֖וֹךְ טֻמְאֹתָֽם׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
בְּתוֹךְ טֻמְאֹתָם — וְלֹא בְּתוֹךְ טֻמְאוֹת אֲחֵרוֹת.
English: “In the midst of their impurities” — and not in the midst of other [nations’] impurities.
Type of Learning
Israel’s tumah specifically
What Is Learned
The verse addresses Israel’s own impurities, not foreign cultic impurity.