Chukas 19:18 · unit 7 — limb severed from the corpse
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: Nazir 54a
Sefaria — Nazir 54a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
אוֹ בַמֵּת – זֶה אֵבֶר הַנֶּחֱלָל מִן הַמֵּת.
English: “Or the dead” — this is a limb severed from the corpse.
Type of Learning Inclusion of a detached corpse limb.
What Is Learned A limb taken from a corpse conveys the same impurity as contact with the corpse.
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