Derasha 162 on Vayikra 13:22

TT #162 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 22

The Complete Passuk

וְאִם־פָּשֹׂ֥ה תִפְשֶׂ֖ה בָּע֑וֹר וְטִמֵּ֧א הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֹת֖וֹ נֶ֥גַע הִֽוא׃

English: If it spreads in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is an affliction.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:22

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for the rule that spreading can render the lesion impure after the seventh day as well.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
לְפִי שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וְרָאָהוּ הַכֹּהֵן בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי אִם פָּשֹׂה תִפְשֶׂה, שֶׁיָּכוֹל אֵין לִי פִּשְׂיוֹן מְטַמֵּא אֶלָּא בַּשְּׁבִיעִי; בַּשְּׁמִינִי בַּתְּשִׁיעִי וּבָעֲשִׂירִי מִנַּיִן? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר וְאִם פָּשֹׂה תִפְשֶׂה מִכָּל מָקוֹם.

English: Although the earlier verse mentions the seventh day, spreading can render the lesion impure on later days as well.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

Spreading can establish impurity on later days too; the seventh-day reference does not restrict the rule to that day alone.