Naso 5:3 · unit 1 — male or female

Parashas Naso

The Complete Passuk

מִזָּכָ֤ר עַד־נְקֵבָה֙ תְּשַׁלֵּ֔חוּ אֶל־מִח֥וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה תְּשַׁלְּח֑וּם וְלֹ֤א יְטַמְּאוּ֙ אֶת־מַ֣חֲנֵיהֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֖י שֹׁכֵ֥ן בְּתוֹכָֽם׃

Remove male and female alike; put them outside the camp so that they do not defile the camp of those in whose midst I dwell.

Chabad.org — 5:3

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to TT / multiple units (verified).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

מזכר עד נקבה — דומיא דזכר ונקבה שנעשין אב הטומאה, יצא כלי חרס שאינו נעשה אב הטומאה.

English: “Male or female” — comparable to male and female who become a primary source of impurity; this excludes an earthenware vessel which does not become a primary source of impurity.

On the daf / in context: The gender language is read as limiting the rule to persons (or entities) capable of becoming av ha-tumah.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal use the phrase to exclude objects that cannot become an av ha-tumah from certain sanctuary rules.