Chukas 19:20 · unit 3 — only one who requires chatuy is liable for Mikdash entry

Parashas Chukas · Passuk 19:20

The Complete Passuk

וְאִ֤ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִטְמָא֙ וְלֹ֣א יִתְחַטָּ֔א וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִ֖וא מִתּ֣וֹךְ הַקָּהָ֑ל כִּי֩ אֶת־מִקְדַּ֨שׁ יְהֹוָ֜ה טִמֵּ֗א מֵ֥י נִדָּ֛ה לֹא־זֹרַ֥ק עָלָ֖יו טָמֵא 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: Yerushalmi Nazir 7:4

Sefaria — Yerushalmi Nazir 7:4

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מְלַמֵּד שֶׁהַטָּעוּן חִטּוּי חַיָּיב עַל בִּיאַת מִקְדָּשׁ, וְשֶׁאֵין טָעוּן חִטּוּי אֵינוֹ חַיָּיב עַל בִּיאַת מִקְדָּשׁ.

English: This teaches that one who requires purification (chatuy) is liable for entering the Mikdash, and one who does not require chatuy is not liable for entering the Mikdash.

Type of Learning

Limitation of liability to those needing mei chatas.

What Is Learned

Kares for defiling the Mikdash by entry applies to one who was obligated in the purification sprinkling and failed to do it.