Derasha 4 on Naso 5:02

Parashas Naso · Passuk 5:02

The Complete Passuk

צַ֚ו אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וִֽישַׁלְּחוּ֙ מִן־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה כׇּל־צָר֖וּעַ וְכׇל־זָ֑ב וְכֹ֖ל טָמֵ֥א לָנָֽפֶשׁ׃

Instruct the Israelites to remove from camp anyone with an eruption or a dischargeaan eruption or a discharge See Leviticus chapters 13 and 15, respectively. and anyone defiled by a corpse.

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Source: Pesachim 67a.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Pesachim 67a
וישלחו מן המחנה —\ldots וכן מצינו באהל מועד.

English: “And they shall send from the camp” — \ldots and so we find regarding the Tent of Meeting.

In context: Further units address the three camps (Shechinah, Leviyah, Yisrael) and which impure persons are excluded from each.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal distinguish the three concentric camps and the grades of impurity excluded from each.