Naso 5:17 · EXTRA 1 — holy water in an earthen vessel EXTRA

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The Complete Passuk

וְלָקַ֧ח הַכֹּהֵ֛ן מַ֥יִם קְדֹשִׁ֖ים בִּכְלִי־חָ֑רֶשׂ וּמִן־הֶֽעָפָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִהְיֶה֙ בְּקַרְקַ֣ע הַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ן יִקַּ֥ח הַכֹּהֵ֖ן וְנָתַ֥ן אֶל־הַמָּֽיִם׃

The priest shall take sacral water in an earthen vessel and, taking some of the earth that is on the floor of the Tabernacle, the priest shall put it into the water.

Chabad.org — 5:17

Source Citation

Sotah / classic midrash — EXTRA.

Core Text of Chazal / Classic Source

Core Text

ולקח הכהן מים קדשים —\ldots מן הכיור.

English: “And the kohen shall take holy water” — \ldots from the laver.

On the midrash / in context: The water of the sotah ordeal is drawn from the kiyor; earth from the floor of the Mishkan is mixed into it.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal specify the source of the holy water and the earth mixed into the bitter water.