Derasha 140 on Vayikra 13:15

TT #140 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 2 · Passuk 15

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וְרָאָ֨ה הַכֹּהֵ֜ן אֶת־הַבָּשָׂ֣ר הַחַ֗י וְטִמְּא֤וֹ הַכֹּהֵן֙ הַבָּשָׂ֣ר הַחַ֔י טָמֵ֥א ה֖וּא צָרַ֥עַת הֽוּא׃

English: When the priest sees the raw flesh, he shall pronounce the person impure. The raw flesh is impure; it is tzaraas.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:15

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for cases in which impurity signs appear after earlier definitive rulings or isolation.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
וטמאו. לרבות אחר פריחת החלט מחיה בסוף ואחר פריחת החלט שער לבן בתחלה ובסוף ואחר פריחת החלט פשיון בסוף שבוע ראשון ושני לאחר הפטור ואחר פריחת הסגר.

English: “He shall pronounce him impure” includes cases where a resolved lesion returns with living flesh, white hair, spreading, or after the observation period.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The Sifra extends the impurity ruling to reappearance after the earlier cases it lists, including prior definitive rulings based on healthy flesh, white hair, spreading, or isolation.