Derasha 1 on Vayikra 5:2
Parashas Vayikra · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 2
The Complete Passuk
א֣וֹ נֶ֗פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִּגַּע֙ בְּכׇל־דָּבָ֣ר טָמֵ֔א א֚וֹ בְנִבְלַ֣ת חַיָּ֣ה טְמֵאָ֗ה א֚וֹ בְּנִבְלַת֙ בְּהֵמָ֣ה טְמֵאָ֔ה א֕וֹ בְּנִבְלַ֖ת שֶׁ֣רֶץ טָמֵ֑א וְנֶעְלַ֣ם מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וְה֥וּא טָמֵ֖א וְאָשֵֽׁם׃
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Source Citation
Torah Temima points to the impurity cases of the sliding-scale asham/chatas.
E-Daf — Shevuos 7a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
א֣וֹ נֶ֗פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִּגַּע֙ בְּכׇל־דָּבָ֣ר טָמֵ֔א… וְנֶעְלַ֣ם מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וְה֥וּא טָמֵ֖א וְאָשֵֽׁם׃
English: “Or a soul that touches any impure thing… and it is hidden from him, and he is impure and guilty.”
On the daf / in context: Second case of the chapter: forgotten impurity (of carcasses etc.) that leads to a later awareness and guilt — entering the sliding-scale offering system of 5:6–13.
Type of Learning
Custom (case list of the oleh ve-yored).
What Is Learned
One who contracts impurity, forgets, and later learns of it may be liable under the variable offering of this chapter.