Derasha 204 on Vayikra 13:33

TT #204 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 33

The Complete Passuk

וְהִ֨תְגַּלָּ֔ח וְאֶת־הַנֶּ֖תֶק לֹ֣א יְגַלֵּ֑חַ וְהִסְגִּ֨יר הַכֹּהֵ֧ן אֶת־הַנֶּ֛תֶק שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים שֵׁנִֽית׃

English: he shall shave himself, but he shall not shave the netek; and the priest shall isolate the netek for a second seven-day period.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:33

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Kiddushin 30a for the tradition that this verse marks the midpoint of the Torah’s verses.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Kiddushin 30a
הִתְגַּלָּח. כָּאן חֶצְיָן שֶׁל פְּסוּקִים שֶׁבַּתּוֹרָה.

English: This verse is the midpoint of the Torah's verses.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The Gemara identifies the verse’s shaving word as a textual midpoint marker in the Torah’s verse count.