Derasha 92 on Vayikra 13:4

TT #92 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 4

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וְאִם־בַּהֶ֩רֶת֩ לְבָנָ֨ה הִ֜וא בְּע֣וֹר בְּשָׂר֗וֹ וְעָמֹק֙ אֵין־מַרְאֶ֣הָ מִן־הָע֔וֹר וּשְׂעָרָ֖הֿ לֹא־הָפַ֣ךְ לָבָ֑ן וְהִסְגִּ֧יר הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֶת־הַנֶּ֖גַע שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים׃

English: But if it is a white discoloration on the skin of the body that does not appear to be deeper than the skin and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest shall isolate the affected person for seven days.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:4

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for the initial seven-day confinement period.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
והסגיר הכהן שבעת ימים. שבעת ימים תחלה.

English: “The priest shall confine the affection seven days” — seven days initially.

Type of Learning

Textual clarification

What Is Learned

The first confinement period is seven days; this wording establishes the initial interval before the next examination.