1)

Why does te Torah repeat the word "Ish"?

1.

Yevamos, 70a: To forbid a Kohen who is an Areil - like a Tamei - to eat Terumah. 1

1

See Torah Temimah, note 13.

2)

Why does the Torah add the (otherwise superfluous) word "ve'Hu Tzaru'a O Zav ... "?

1.

Rashi (Sefarim Acherim): To teach us that Aharon himself (the Kohen Gadol) is forbidden to serve if he is Tamei. 1

1

Rashi: We would otherwise have thought that, since a Kohen Gadol may serve when he an Onein, he may also serve when he is Tamei.

3)

Which Kodshim is the Pasuk referring to?

1.

Yevamos, 74a: It is referring to Terumah 1 - which is equal to "Zera shel Aharon" (male and female alike), mentioned earlier in the Pasuk. 2

1

Refer to 22:7:2:1.

2

See Torah Temimah, note 16, who explains why it cannot pertain to Chazeh ve'Shok, which may also be eaten by male and female Kohanim alike.

4)

What are the connotations of "Ad asher Yithar"?

1.

Rashi (Sefarim Acherim): It means until the sun sets (nightfall) and not until he Tovels - and we learn this from "u'Bo ha'Shemesh Vetaher" in Pasuk 7. 1

1

Refer to 22:7:1:1.

5)

What are the connotations of "be'Chol T'mei Nefesh"?

1.

Rashi: It means someone who touches a Meis - and who is only a Rishon le'Tum'ah. 1

1

See Oznayim la'Torah. The same applies to someone who touched Shichvas Zera, which the Gemara in Nidah, 43b incorporates in the current Halachah from "O Ish" in Pasuk 5. See Torah Temimah, note 18.

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