EXTRA 1 — Vayikra 13:1

Extra Credit · Nedarim 31b

The Complete Passuk

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהֹוָ֔ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃

English: GOD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:1

Related Chazal

The Gemara discusses the relationship between the mitzvah of circumcision and the laws of nega’im.

Nedarim 31b

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Core Text of Chazal

Nedarim 31b
רַבִּי נְחֶמְיָה אוֹמֵר: גְּדוֹלָה מִילָה שֶׁדּוֹחָה אֶת הַנְּגָעִים.

English: Rabbi Neḥemya says: Great is circumcision, for it overrides the laws of skin afflictions.

What Is Learned

The Gemara teaches that the mitzvah of circumcision can take precedence over the prohibition against cutting a nega. This is a direct halakhic connection between the laws of circumcision and the laws of nega’im.