Derasha 178 on Vayikra 13:27

TT #178 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 27

The Complete Passuk

וְרָאָ֥הוּ הַכֹּהֵ֖ן בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֑י אִם־פָּשֹׂ֤ה תִפְשֶׂה֙ בָּע֔וֹר וְטִמֵּ֤א הַכֹּהֵן֙ אֹת֔וֹ נֶ֥גַע צָרַ֖עַת הִֽוא׃

English: The priest shall examine him on the seventh day. If the lesion has spread in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a tzaraas affliction.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:27

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for applying the parallel rules of boil and burn to one another.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
צָרַעַת — לִתֵּן אֶת הָאָמֻר בַּשְּׁחִין בַּמִּכְוָה וְאֶת הָאָמֻר בַּמִּכְוָה בַּשְּׁחִין.

English: The rules stated for a boil apply to a burn, and those stated for a burn apply to a boil.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

A rule stated for a boil also governs a burn, and a rule stated for a burn also governs a boil, so the parallel lesions share the relevant criteria.