Chukas 19:18 · unit 2 — man not woman; pure includes a minor

Parashas Chukas · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 18

The Complete Passuk

וְלָקַ֨ח אֵז֜וֹב וְטָבַ֣ל בַּמַּ֘יִם֮ אִ֣ישׁ טָהוֹר֒ וְהִזָּ֤ה עַל־הָאֹ֙הֶל֙ וְעַל־כׇּל־הַכֵּלִ֔ים וְעַל־הַנְּפָשׁ֖וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָֽיוּ־שָׁ֑ם וְעַל־הַנֹּגֵ֗עַ בַּעֶ֙צֶם֙ א֣וֹ בֶֽחָלָ֔ל א֥וֹ בַמֵּ֖ת א֥וֹ בַקָּֽבֶר׃

And a pure man shall take hyssop and dip it in the water, and sprinkle upon the tent and upon all the vessels and upon the persons who were there, and upon him who touched the bone or the slain or the dead or the grave.

Chabad.org — 19:18

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: Yoma 43a

Sefaria — Yoma 43a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אִישׁ וְלֹא אִשָּׁה, טָהוֹר – לְהַכְשִׁיר אֶת הַקָּטָן.

English: “Man” — and not a woman; “pure” — to include a minor.

Type of Learning

Exclusions and inclusions from the paired terms.

What Is Learned

A woman is excluded from performing this sprinkling; a pure minor is valid.