Derasha 26 on Vayikra 12:3

TT #26 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 3

The Complete Passuk

וּבַיּ֖וֹם הַשְּׁמִינִ֑י יִמּ֖וֹל בְּשַׂ֥ר עָרְלָתֽוֹ׃

English: On the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 12:3

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Shabbos 132b.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Shabbos 132b
דִּכְתִיב: ״יִמּוֹל בְּשַׂר עָרְלָתוֹ״ — ״בָּשָׂר״, וְאַף עַל פִּי שֶׁיֵּשׁ שָׁם בַּהֶרֶת.

English: The verse says, “He shall circumcise the flesh of his foreskin.” The word “flesh” teaches that circumcision is performed even when a tzaraas lesion is present on the foreskin.

Type of Learning

Textual inclusion

What Is Learned

The word “flesh” is the textual basis for allowing circumcision even when a baheres is present on the foreskin.