Derasha 93 on Vayikra 13:5

TT #93 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 5

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וְרָאָ֣הוּ הַכֹּהֵן֮ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי֒ וְהִנֵּ֤ה הַנֶּ֙גַע֙ עָמַ֣ד בְּעֵינָ֔יו לֹֽא־פָשָׂ֥ה הַנֶּ֖גַע בָּע֑וֹר וְהִסְגִּיר֧וֹ הַכֹּהֵ֛ן שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים שֵׁנִֽית׃

English: On the seventh day the priest shall conduct an examination, and if the affection has remained unchanged in color and the disease has not spread on the skin, the priest shall isolate them for another seven days.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:5

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for the requirement that the seventh-day examination occur in daylight.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
ביום השביעי. ביום ולא בלילה.

English: “On the seventh day” — by day, not at night.

Type of Learning

Temporal qualification

What Is Learned

The examination described for the seventh day must take place during daylight.