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Derasha 173 on Vayikra 13:24

TT #173 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 4 · Passuk 24

The Complete Passuk

א֣וֹ בָשָׂ֔ר כִּֽי־יִהְיֶ֥ה בְעֹר֖וֹ מִכְוַת־אֵ֑שׁ וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה מִֽחְיַ֣ת הַמִּכְוָ֗ה בַּהֶ֛רֶת לְבָנָ֥ה אֲדַמְדֶּ֖מֶת א֥וֹ לְבָנָֽה׃

English: If the flesh has a burn from fire in its skin, and the raw area of the burn becomes a bright reddish-white spot or white,

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:24

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for the intermediate healing stage required for a burn.

Sifra — Vayikra 13, Midrash Sefer

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
מַכְוַת אֵשׁ. יָכוֹל מוֹרֶדֶת? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר וְהָיְתָה מְחִיַּת הַמִּכְוָה; יָכוֹל עַד שֶׁתַּעֲשֶׂה צַלֶּקֶת? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר מַכְוַת אֵשׁ; הָא כֵּיצַד? חָיְתָה וְלֹא חָיְתָה.

English: The burn is neither still raw and oozing nor completely scarred; it is in an intermediate healing stage.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The burn must be neither actively raw nor fully scarred; the rule applies in the intermediate stage described by the Sifra.

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