Vayikra 5:3 · unit 1

Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 5:3 · Unit 1 of 5

Complete Passuk

אוֹ כִי יִגַּע בְּטֻמְאַת אָדָם לְכֹל טֻמְאָתוֹ אֲשֶׁר יִטְמָא בָּהּ וְנֶעְלַם מִמֶּנּוּ וְהוּא יָדַע וְאָשֵׁם׃

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Shevuos 6b.

Sefaria — Shevuos 6b
E-Daf · Shevuos 6b

Core Text — Shevuos 6b

תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: מִנַּיִן שֶׁאֵין הַכָּתוּב מְדַבֵּר אֶלָּא בְּטוּמְאַת מִקְדָּשׁ וְקָדָשָׁיו?

The Sages taught: From where that the verse speaks only of tumas Mikdash and its kodashim?

The Gemara limits the liability of this verse to the scenario in which, after contact with tumas adam and with he’elem, the person enters the Mikdash or eats kodashim.

Type of Learning: Diyuk limiting human-tumah contact liability to Mikdash/kodashim scenarios.

What Is Learned: Mere contact with tumas adam does not by itself create a korban. The oleh ve-yored comes when, after that contact and with he’elem, one enters the Mikdash or eats kodashim. The verse is aimed at tumas Mikdash and kodashim, not free-standing contact liability.

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