Derasha 133 on Vayikra 13:13

TT #133 · 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 the requirement that the eruption cover the entire body for this rule.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
דבר אחר את כל בשרו – עד שתפרח בכולו.

English: Alternatively, “all his flesh” teaches that the eruption must spread over the whole body.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

“All his flesh” means the eruption must spread over the entire body.