Derasha 104 on Vayikra 13:7

TT #104 · 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 when the kohen resumes examination for the transition from impurity to purification.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
לטהרתו. יכול אם רואהו כהן שהוא פושה והולך יזקק לו, ת״ל לטהרתו, אינו נזקק לו אלא משעה שהוא רואה אותו מטומאה לטהרה

English: “For his purification”—one might think the priest must attend continuously while the lesion keeps spreading. Scripture says “for his purification”: he attends when he sees the person moving from impurity toward purification.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The kohen’s renewed examination is tied to the person’s transition from impurity toward purification, rather than continuous monitoring of every change while the lesion is spreading.