Derasha 9 on Behaalosecha 9:13
Parashas Behaalosecha · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 13
The Complete Passuk
וְהָאִ֞ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־ה֣וּא טָה֗וֹר וּבְדֶ֙רֶךְ֙ לֹא־הָיָ֔ה וְחָדַל֙ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת הַפֶּ֔סַח וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִ֖וא מֵֽעַמֶּ֑יהָ כִּ֣י ׀ קׇרְבַּ֣ן יְהֹוָ֗ה לֹ֤א הִקְרִיב֙ בְּמֹ֣עֲד֔וֹ חֶטְא֥וֹ יִשָּׂ֖א הָאִ֥ישׁ הַהֽוּא׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temimah: one who was on a distant road or tamei is outside this kares; the positive conditions define the liable class.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וְהָאִ֞ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־ה֣וּא טָה֗וֹר וּבְדֶ֙רֶךְ֙ לֹא־הָיָ֔ה — תְּנַאי הַחִיּוּב.
English: “Who is tahor and was not on a journey” — the conditions of liability.
Type of Learning
Conditional liability — only the one who meets both conditions and still refrains is in the kares class.
What Is Learned
The Torah carefully carves out those who had a legitimate barrier.