Derasha 96 on Vayikra 13:6

TT #96 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 2 · Passuk 6

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וְרָאָה֩ הַכֹּהֵ֨ן אֹת֜וֹ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי֘ שֵׁנִית֒ וְהִנֵּה֙ כֵּהָ֣ה הַנֶּ֔גַע וְלֹֽא־פָשָׂ֥ה הַנֶּ֖גַע בָּע֑וֹר וְטִֽהֲר֤וֹ הַכֹּהֵן֙ מִסְפַּ֣חַת הִ֔וא וְכִבֶּ֥ס בְּגָדָ֖יו וְטָהֵֽר׃

English: And the kohen shall see him on the seventh day a second time. And, behold! the lesion has become dimmer, and the lesion has not spread on the skin, the kohen shall pronounce him clean. It is a mispachath. He shall immerse his garments and become clean.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:6

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for the requirement that the same kohen examine the case at both examinations.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
וראה הכהן שנית, מלמד שכהן שרואהו בראשונה רואהו בשניה

English: This teaches that the kohen who saw him the first time sees him the second time.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The second examination is performed by the same kohen who conducted the first examination, preserving continuity of judgment.