Chukas 21:8 · unit 2 — every bitten person — even dog or snake bite
Parashas Chukas · Passuk 21:8
The Complete Passuk
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהֹוָ֜ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה עֲשֵׂ֤ה לְךָ֙ שָׂרָ֔ף וְשִׂ֥ים אֹת֖וֹ עַל־נֵ֑ס וְהָיָה֙ כָּל־הַנָּשׁ֔וּךְ וְרָאָ֥ה אֹת֖וֹ וָחָֽי׃
And Hashem said to Moshe: Make for yourself a fiery serpent and set it upon a pole, and it shall be that everyone who is bitten and looks at it shall live.
Chabad.org — 21:8
Source Citation
Torah Temimah: Yerushalmi Rosh Hashanah 3:9
Sefaria — Yerushalmi Rosh Hashanah 3:9
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וְהָיָה הַנָּשׁוּךְ אֵין כְּתִיב כָּאן אֶלָּא כָּל הַנָּשׁוּךְ, אֲפִלּוּ נְשִׁיכַת כֶּלֶב, אֲפִלּוּ נְשִׁיכַת נָחָשׁ.
English: It is not written “the bitten” but “every bitten one” — even a dog’s bite, even a snake’s bite.
Type of Learning Inclusion from “kol.”
What Is Learned The remedy extended beyond the fiery serpents’ bites to other bites as well (with differing modes of looking).
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