Derasha 153 on Vayikra 13:19

TT #153 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 19

The Complete Passuk

וְהָיָ֞ה בִּמְק֤וֹם הַשְּׁחִין֙ שְׂאֵ֣ת לְבָנָ֔ה א֥וֹ בַהֶ֖רֶת לְבָנָ֣ה אֲדַמְדָּ֑מֶת וְנִרְאָ֖ה אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃

English: If, at the place of the boil, there is a white swelling or a bright reddish-white spot, it shall be shown to the priest.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:19

Source Citation

Sifra (Toras Kohanim).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
בִּמְקוֹם הַשְּׁחִין שְׂאֵת. שֶׁיַּקְדִּים הַשְּׁחִין לַשְּׂאֵת וְלֹא שֶׁתַּקְדִּים הַשְּׂאֵת לַשְּׁחִין.

English: The boil must precede the swelling; the swelling must arise at the site of an earlier boil.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The sequence in the verse defines this as a lesion arising at the site of an earlier boil.