Derasha 107 on Vayikra 13:10

TT #107 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 2 · Passuk 10

The Complete Passuk

וְרָאָ֣ה הַכֹּהֵ֗ן וְהִנֵּ֤ה שְׂאֵֽת־לְבָנָה֙ בָּע֔וֹר וְהִ֕יא הָֽפְכָ֖ה שֵׂעָ֣ר לָבָ֑ן וּמִחְיַ֛ת בָּשָׂ֥ר חַ֖י בַּשְׂאֵֽת׃

English: The kohen shall look [at it]. And, behold! there is a white se'eith on the skin, and either it has turned the hair white, or there is healthy, live flesh in the se'eith.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:10

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for the requirement to examine an additional lesion that appears after the priest has been summoned.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
והנה שאת. קראו לו לראות נגע אחד וצמח בו נגע אחר מניין שהוא זקוק לו ת״ל וראה הכהן והנה שאת

English: If he was called to see one lesion and another developed, that lesion too requires examination.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The priest’s summons is not limited to the first mark: if another lesion appears, it must also be examined.