Derasha 77 on Vayikra 13:2

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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 Sanhedrin 34b for the conclusion that one priest suffices to examine a skin affliction.

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Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sanhedrin 34b
תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר: ״וְהוּבָא אֶל אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן אוֹ אֶל אֶחָד וְגוֹ׳״. הָא לָמַדְתָּ שֶׁאֲפִילּוּ כֹּהֵן אֶחָד רוֹאֶה אֶת הַנְּגָעִים.

English: The verse says, “He shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons”; thus even one priest may examine the afflictions.

Type of Learning

Textual inference

What Is Learned

The singular “one of his sons” means a single qualified priest suffices; the examination does not require a three-priest panel.