Derasha 74 on Vayikra 13:2

TT #74 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 2

The Complete Passuk

אָדָ֗ם כִּֽי־יִהְיֶ֤ה בְעוֹר־בְּשָׂרוֹ֙ שְׂאֵ֤ת אֽוֹ־סַפַּ֙חַת֙ א֣וֹ בַהֶ֔רֶת וְהָיָ֥ה בְעוֹר־בְּשָׂר֖וֹ לְנֶ֣גַע צָרָ֑עַת וְהוּבָא֙ אֶל־אַהֲרֹ֣ן הַכֹּהֵ֔ן א֛וֹ אֶל־אַחַ֥ד מִבָּנָ֖יו הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃

English: When a person has on the skin of the body a swelling, a rash, or a discoloration, and it develops into a scaly affection on the skin of the body, it shall be reported to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons, the priests.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:2

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Yerushalmi Niddah 2:7 for the question whether a person may present a skin affliction as a woman presents a stain.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Jerusalem Talmud Niddah 2:7
יָכוֹל כְּשֵׁם שֶׁהִיא מַרְאָה מַרְאֵה כְּתָמָהּ כֵּן תְּהֵא מַרְאָה מַרְאוֹת נְגָעִים.

English: One might think that, just as a woman may present her stain for assessment, she may also present a skin affliction for assessment.

Type of Learning

Textual requirement

What Is Learned

The comparison with a stain raises whether the same self-presentation rule applies to skin afflictions; the next unit supplies the verse that limits the analogy.