Torah L’Shmah Uplifts Torah Shelo L’Shmah:
Sefer Imrei Noam explains these pesukim by citing the Gemara (Pesachim 50B) that states: “One should always study Torah even shelo l’shmah because shelo l’shmah leads to l’shmah.” This is hinted to in this pasuk as one who learns Torah shelo l’shmah means someone who wants to receive some kind of reward for his learning. Therefore, he is like a woman, who is “mekabel”, as she receives things from others. The word “tazria” is a reference to Torah and good deeds, which are called the “offspring” of tzadikim (Rashi on Bereishis 6:9).
The Torah is hinting that one should not despair if he has yet to reach the level of serving Hashem purely l’shmah. He should know that, in the end, he will come to learn l’shmah, which will uplift the Torah he previously learned shelo l’shmah and make it considered l’shmah as well. The pasuk is saying that if a “woman”, meaning someone who is shelo l’shmah, is “tazria”, meaning he learns Torah and does mitzvos with imperfect intentions, he will ultimately come to “give birth to a boy”, meaning that he will reach a level of learning and doing mitzvos l’shmah, as “a boy” represents one who is “mashpia”, in that he provides good influences like mitzvos that are done l’shmah.
