Derasha 102 on Vayikra 13:7

TT #102 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 2 · Passuk 7

The Complete Passuk

וְאִם־פָּשׂ֨ה תִפְשֶׂ֤ה הַמִּסְפַּ֨חַת֙ בָּע֔וֹר אַֽחֲרֵ֧י הֵרָֽאֹת֛וֹ אֶל־הַכֹּהֵ֖ן לְטָֽהֳרָת֑וֹ וְנִרְאָ֥ה שֵׁנִ֖ית אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃

English: However, if the mispachath spreads on the skin after it has been shown to the kohen for its purification, it shall be shown to the kohen a second time.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:7

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for spreading in an appearance different from the original one.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
ואם פשה תפשה. אין לי אלא שפשתה במראה, פשתה שלא במראה מניין ת״ל פשה תפשה מכל מקום

English: “If it spreads further”—I know only spreading in the same appearance. From where do we include spreading in a different appearance? Scripture repeats “spread,” extending the rule to any qualifying spread.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

Spreading can count even when the new area does not share the original lesion’s exact appearance; it is not limited to spread in the original shade.