Derasha 132 on Vayikra 13:13

TT #132 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 2 · Passuk 13

The Complete Passuk

וְרָאָה֮ הַכֹּהֵן֒ וְהִנֵּ֣ה כִסְּתָ֤ה הַצָּרַ֙עַת֙ אֶת־כׇּל־בְּשָׂר֔וֹ וְטִהַ֥ר אֶת־הַנֶּ֖גַע כֻּלּ֣וֹ הָפַ֑ךְ לָבָ֕ן טָה֥וֹר הֽוּא׃

English: When the priest sees that the eruption has covered the whole body, he shall pronounce the affected person clean; when it has all turned white, that person is clean.

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

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for including the skin between fingers and toes in the phrase “all his flesh”.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
את כל בשרו. להביא בין אצבעות ידים ורגלים.

English: “All his flesh” includes the flesh between the fingers and toes.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The phrase includes inter-digital skin, so the spaces between fingers and toes are part of the body area considered.