Derasha 69 on Vayikra 13:2

TT #69 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 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 Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for combining the named skin-affliction appearances in the relevant legal determinations.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
והיה. מלמד שמצטרפין זה עם זה לפטור ולהחליט ולהסגיר.

English: “And it shall be”—the qualifying appearances can combine in determining whether the person is released, declared impure, or placed under quarantine.

Type of Learning

Textual inference

What Is Learned

The Sifra reads “and it shall be” to allow the named appearances to combine when determining release, a definitive impurity ruling, or quarantine—three distinct legal outcomes.