Kinds of impurity

Synopsis

We learn of the many kinds of impurity that descended with the serpent and how some of them clung to the female; when she is defiled harsh judgments circulate in the world. When the woman wants to be purified she must cut her hair and her nails.

Earth Female Hair Judgment Male Sanctuary Serpent Sin

402. We have learned that 125 kinds of impurity descended to earth joined AND HELD BY the side of the mighty serpent, and the greater 27 of them hold to the female to join with her. Woe to anyone approaching her at this time, for one who does approach her points to a defect above. With this sin, the mighty serpent above is awakened to spew poison in places where he should not, and he joins the female. The hairs of the male grow and the female is defiled. Her hair grows and her nails grow. Then harsh Judgments begin circulating in the world and everything becomes defiled. This is the essence of the verse, "Because he has defiled the sanctuary of Hashem" (Bemidbar 19:20). The sanctuary of Hashem was defiled due to sins of mankind.

402. וְתָאנָא, מְאָה וְעֶשְׂרִין וַחֲמֵשׁ זִינֵי מְסַאֲבוּתָא נַחְתּוּ לְעָלְמָא, דְּמִתְאַחֲדָן מִסִּטְרָא דְּחִוְיָא תַּקִּיפָא, וְשִׁבְעָה וְעֶשְׂרִין רַבְרְבִין מִנַּיְיהוּ, מִתְאַחֲדָן בְּנוּקְבֵי, וְאִתְדַּבְּקָן בְּהוּ. וַוי לְמַאן דְּיִקְרַב בַּהֲדָהּ בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא, דְּמַאן דְּיִקְרַב בַּהֲדָהּ, אַחְזֵי פְּגִימוּתָא לְעֵילָּא, דְּהָא בְּחוֹבָא דָּא, אִתְּעַר חִוְיָא תַּקִּיפָא לְעֵילָּא, וְאַשְׁדֵּי זוּהֲמָא בַּאֲתַר דְּלָא אִצְטְרִיךְ, וְאִתְחַבָּר בְּנוּקְבָּא, וְאִתְרַבֵּי שַׂעֲרֵיהּ לִדְכוּרָא, בְּנוּקְבָּא אִסְתְּאָבַת, וְשַׂעְרָהָא רַבָּא, וְטוּפְרָהָא סַגִיאוּ, וּכְדֵין דִּינִין שַׁרְיָין לְאִתְּעָרָא בְּעָלְמָא, וְיִסְתַּאֲבוּן כֺּלָּא. הה"ד, כִּי אֶת מִקְדַּשׁ יְיָ' טִמֵּא, מִקְדַּשׁ יְיָ' אִסְתְּאַב, בְּחוֹבַיְיהוּ דִּבְנֵי נָשָׁא.

Female Hair Judgment Purification Serpent Women

403. We have learned that which is written, "And I will put enmity (Heb. ve'eivah) between you and the woman" (Beresheet 3:15). The serpent placed 24 types of defilement in the female when he joined with her, according to the numerical value of "ve'eivah," 24 types stir above and 24 below. The hairs grow and nails grow, then Judgments are awakened in the world. We have learned that when a woman wishes to purify, she needs to cut THE AMOUNT OF hair that grew from the time she became unclean and needs to cut her nails and all the filth within them.

403. תָּאנָא, מַאי דִּכְתִּיב וְאֵיבָה אָשִׁית בֵּינְךָ וּבֵין הָאִשָּׁה, אַרְבָּעָה וְעֶשְׂרִים זִינֵי מְסַאֲבוּתָא אַטִּיל חִוְיָא בְּנוּקְבָּא, כַּד אִתְחַבָּר עִמָּהּ, כְּחוּשְׁבָּן וְאֵיבָה, וְעֶשְׂרִין וְד' זִינִין מִתְעָרִין לְעֵילָּא, וְעֶשְׂרִין וְאַרְבַּע לְתַתָּא. וְשַׂעֲרָא רַבָּא, וְטוּפְרִין סְגִיאוּ, וּכְדֵין דִּינִין מִתְעָרִין בְּכֺלָּא. וְתָאנָא כַּד בָּעַת אִתְּתָא לְאִתְדַכְּאָה, בַּעְיָא לְסַפְּרָא הַהוּא שַׂעֲרָא דְּרַבֵּי בְּיוֹמָא דְּאִיהִי מִסְאֲבָא, וּלְסַפְּרָא טוּפְרָהָא, וְכָל הַהוּא זוּהֲמָא דִּי בְּהוֹן.