Tanach
Vayikra 15:16-18 ויקרא ט״ו:ט״ז-י״ח
Part of: MetzoraMetzora, Aliyah 6Chapter 15
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וְאִישׁ כִּֽי־תֵצֵא מִמֶּנּוּ שִׁכְבַת־זָרַע וְרָחַץ בַּמַּיִם אֶת־כׇּל־בְּשָׂרוֹ וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃
A man, if semen issues from him, he shall bathe his entire body in water and is impure until the evening.
A man, if semen issues from him, he shall bathe his entire body in water and is impure until the evening.
וְכׇל־בֶּגֶד וְכׇל־עוֹר אֲשֶׁר־יִהְיֶה עָלָיו שִׁכְבַת־זָרַע וְכֻבַּס בַּמַּיִם וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃
Any garment and any leather object upon which there is semen shall be washed in water and is impure until the evening.
Any garment and any leather object upon which there is semen shall be washed in water and is impure until the evening.
וְאִשָּׁה אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁכַּב אִישׁ אֹתָהּ שִׁכְבַת־זָרַע וְרָחֲצוּ בַמַּיִם וְטָמְאוּ עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃ {פ}
A woman, with whom a man will lie conjugally; they shall bathe in water, and are impure until the evening.
A woman, with whom a man will lie conjugally; they shall bathe in water, and are impure until the evening.
Rashi
ורחצו במים. גְּזֵרַת מֶלֶךְ הִיא שֶׁתִּטְמָא הָאִשָּׁה בְּבִיאָה; וְאֵין הַטַּעַם מִשּׁוּם נוֹגֵעַ בְּשִׁכְבַת זֶרַע, שֶׁהֲרֵי מַגַּע בֵּית הַסְּתָרִים הוּא (נדה מ"א:):
ורחצו במים THEY SHALL BOTH LAVE THEMSELVES IN WATER — It is a decree of the King that a woman should become unclean through sexual intercourse. The reason is not because of the law of “one who touches שכבת זרע” (who, according to Leviticus 22:7 is unclean; cf. Sifra on that verse) for in her case it is מגע בית הסתרים and this does not render her unclean (Niddah 41b).