Chukas 19:14 · unit 9 — partial entry and full entry

Parashas Chukas · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 14

The Complete Passuk

זֹ֚את הַתּוֹרָ֔ה אָדָ֖ם כִּֽי־יָמ֣וּת בְּאֹ֑הֶל כָּל־הַבָּ֤א אֶל־הָאֹ֙הֶל֙ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּאֹ֔הֶל יִטְמָ֖א שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים׃

This is the Torah: when a man dies in a tent, all who come into the tent and all that is in the tent shall be unclean seven days.

Chabad.org — 19:14

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: Sifrei — “All who come into the tent” — this is one who enters partially; “and all that is in the tent” — this is one who enters completely.

Sefaria — Sifrei Bamidbar

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
כָּל הַבָּא אֶל הָאֹהֶל – זֶה הַבָּא מִקְצָתוֹ, וְכָל אֲשֶׁר בָּאֹהֶל – זֶה הַבָּא כֻּלּוֹ.

English: “All who come into the tent” — this is one who enters partially; “and all that is in the tent” — this is one who enters completely.

Type of Learning

Distinction between partial and complete entry.

What Is Learned

Both partial entry into a tent containing a corpse and complete presence inside it convey the seven-day impurity.