Derasha 205 on Vayikra 13:33

TT #205 · 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 Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for the scope of the shaving rule, including a nazirite.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
וְהִתְגַּלָּח. בְּכָל אָדָם וּבְכָל דָּבָר וַאֲפִלּוּ הוּא נָזִיר.

English: “He shall shave”—the rule applies to everyone and includes shaving with any implement; it applies even to a nazirite.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The shaving rule applies broadly across people and implements, and the Sifra explicitly includes a nazirite.