Chukas 19:21 · unit 1 — sprinkler means carrier; measure of hazayah required
Parashas Chukas · Passuk 19:21
The Complete Passuk
וְהָיְתָ֥ה לָהֶ֖ם לְחֻקַּ֣ת עוֹלָ֑ם וּמַזֵּ֤ה מֵֽי־הַנִּדָּה֙ יְכַבֵּ֣ס בְּגָדָ֔יו וְהַנֹּגֵ֙עַ֙ בְּמֵ֣י הַנִּדָּ֔ה יִטְמָ֖א עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃
And it shall be for them a statute forever; and he who sprinkles the water of purification shall wash his clothes, and he who touches the water of purification shall be unclean until evening.
Chabad.org — 19:21
Source Citation
Torah Temimah: Yoma 14a
Sefaria — Yoma 14a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
מַאי מַזֶּה – נוֹשֵׂא, וְנִכְתּוֹב רַחֲמָנָא נוֹשֵׂא, הָא קָא מַשְׁמַע לַן, דְּבָעֵינַן שִׁעוּר הַזָּיָה.
English: What is “sprinkler”? Carrier. Let the Torah write “carrier”? This teaches that we require a measure sufficient for sprinkling.
Type of Learning Inference from unusual verb to quantity requirement.
What Is Learned One who carries the mei chatas is unclean until evening, and the quantity must be enough for a valid sprinkling.
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