Derasha 238 on Vayikra 13:45

TT #238 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 45

The Complete Passuk

וְהַצָּר֜וּעַ אֲשֶׁר־בּ֣וֹ הַנֶּ֗גַע בְּגָדָ֞יו יִֽהְי֤וּ פְרֻמִים֙ וְרֹאשׁוֹ֙ יִֽהְיֶ֣ה פָר֔וּעַ וְעַל־שָׂפָ֖ם יַעְטֶ֑ה וְטָמֵ֥א טָמֵ֖א יִקְרָֽא׃

English: As for the person afflicted with tzaraas, his garments shall be torn, his head shall be unkempt, he shall cover his upper lip, and he shall call out, “Impure! Impure!”

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:45

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Moed Katan 14b for including a Kohen Gadol in the metzora rules.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Moed Katan 14b
וְהַמְּצֹרָע — לְרַבּוֹת כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל.

English: The term “metzora” includes even a Kohen Gadol (High Priest) in the laws stated here; the office of High Priest does not exempt him from them.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The metzora laws described here include the High Priest.