Derasha 7 on Behaalosecha 9:10

Parashas Behaalosecha · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 10

The Complete Passuk

דַּבֵּ֛ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר אִ֣ישׁ אִ֣ישׁ כִּי־יִהְיֶֽה־טָמֵ֣א ׀ לָנֶ֡פֶשׁ אוֹ֩ בְדֶ֨רֶךְ רְחֹקָ֜ה לָכֶ֗ם א֚וֹ לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וְעָ֥שָׂה פֶ֖סַח לַיהֹוָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah (Pesachim 93a): those who do the second include the shogegin, anusin, and mezidin.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן, אֵלּוּ שֶׁעוֹשִׂין אֶת הַשֵּׁנִי: … הַשּׁוֹגְגִין וְהָאֲנוּסִין וְהַמְּזִידִין, וְטָמֵא וְשֶׁהָיָה בְּדֶרֶךְ רְחוֹקָה.

English: The Sages taught: these are they who offer the second: … the shogegin and the anusin and the mezidin, and one who is tamei and one who was on a distant road.

Type of Learning

Liability mapping — the second month is both opportunity and, in some cases, a new locus of obligation.

What Is Learned

Missing the first for reasons beyond one’s control does not always cancel the second; the Torah keeps the door open and the duty alive.