Derasha 1 on Acharei Mos 18:20

Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 18:20

The Complete Passuk

וְאֶל־אֵ֙שֶׁת֙ עֲמִֽיתְךָ֔ לֹא־תִתֵּ֥ן שְׁכׇבְתְּךָ֖ לְזָ֑רַע לְטׇמְאָה־בָֽהּ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Yevamos 55b.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Yevamos 55b
שכבתך לזרע — פרט למשמש מתה.

English: “Your lying for seed” — excludes one who cohabits with a deceased woman.

Type of Learning

Exclusion of a corpse

What Is Learned

The prohibition of a neighbor’s wife requires a living woman capable of seed.