Chukas 19:18 · unit 4 — even a one-day-old infant receives corpse impurity
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: Niddah 44a
Sefaria — Niddah 44a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
תִּינוֹק בֶּן יוֹם אֶחָד מְטַמֵּא בְּטֻמְאַת מֵת, דִּכְתִיב וְעַל הַנְּפָשׁוֹת אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ שָׁם, נֶפֶשׁ כָּל דְּהוּ.
English: A one-day-old infant conveys corpse impurity, as it is written “and upon the persons who were there” — any nefesh whatsoever.
Type of Learning Inclusion from the broad term “nefashos.”
What Is Learned Even a newborn is subject to tumas mes and is included among those sprinkled upon.
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