Chukas 19:20 · unit 1 — a minor is excluded from kares
Parashas Chukas · Passuk 19:20
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וְאִ֤ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִטְמָא֙ וְלֹ֣א יִתְחַטָּ֔א וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִ֖וא מִתּ֣וֹךְ הַקָּהָ֑ל כִּי֩ אֶת־מִקְדַּ֨שׁ יְהֹוָ֜ה טִמֵּ֗א מֵ֥י נִדָּ֛ה לֹא־זֹרַ֥ק עָלָ֖יו טָמֵ֥א הֽוּא׃
And a man who becomes unclean and does not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from the midst of the congregation, because he has defiled the sanctuary of Hashem; the water of purification was not thrown upon him, he is unclean.
Chabad.org — 19:20
Source Citation
Torah Temimah: Arachin 3a
Sefaria — Arachin 3a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
אִישׁ – לְמַעֵט קָטָן מִכָּרֵת.
English: “Man” — to exclude a minor from kares.
Type of Learning Exclusion from the penalty via the word ish.
What Is Learned A minor who becomes impure and fails to purify is not subject to kares for entering the Mikdash in that state.
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