Derasha 62 on Vayikra 13:2

TT #62 · 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 Horayos 10a for the phrase “when there is” as referring to the period beginning with the giving of the Torah.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Horayos 10a
״כִּי יִהְיֶה״ — מִן הַדִּבּוּר וָאֵילָךְ.

English: “When there is” — from the giving of the Torah onward.

Type of Learning

Temporal limitation

What Is Learned

The Sifra reads the phrase “when there is” as referring to the period beginning with the giving of the Torah, not as an unrestricted reference to any time.