Derasha 113 on Vayikra 13:10

TT #113 · 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 requiring both white hair and healthy flesh to be within the qualifying se'eis.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
בשאת. יכול שער לבן מצד זה ומחיה מצד זה, ת״ל בשאת, שתהא מבוצרת בשאת

English: The white hair and healthy flesh must be encompassed by the se'eith.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The white-hair sign and the healthy-flesh patch must both lie within the qualifying se'eis; merely being adjacent to it is insufficient.