Derasha 95 on Vayikra 13:5

TT #95 · 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 count of the second seven-day period.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
שבעת ימים שנית. מלמד שיום השביעי עולה לו מן המנין בין מלפניו בין מלאחריו.

English: “Seven days a second time” teaches that the seventh day is included in the count, whether counted from before or after it.

Type of Learning

Counting rule

What Is Learned

The seventh day is included in the reckoning of the second seven-day period, with the count understood relative to the prescribed period.