Derasha 210 on Vayikra 13:36

TT #210 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 36

The Complete Passuk

וְרָאָ֙הוּ֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְהִנֵּ֛ה פָשָׂ֥ה הַנֶּ֖תֶק בָּע֑וֹר לֹֽא־יְבַקֵּ֧ר הַכֹּהֵ֛ן לַשֵּׂעָ֥ר הַצָּהֹ֖ב טָמֵ֥א הֽוּא׃

English: the priest shall examine him. If the netek has spread, the priest need not seek yellow hair; he is unclean.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:36

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for yellow hair returning after a person was released.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
טָמֵא הוּא. תַּנְיָא, מִנַּיִן לְשֵׂעָר צָהֹב הַחוֹזֵר לְאַחַר הַפָּטוּר? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר לֹא יְבַקֵּר הַכֹּהֵן לַשֵּׂעָר הַצָּהֹב טָמֵא הוּא.

English: “He is impure”—the Sifra asks how we know that yellow hair which returns after the person was declared exempt can again establish impurity. It derives this from “the priest shall not inspect the yellow hair; he is impure.”

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

A previously released case can become impure again when the qualifying yellow hair returns.