Derasha 251 on Vayikra 13:46

TT #251 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 46

The Complete Passuk

כָּל־יְמֵ֞י אֲשֶׁ֨ר הַנֶּ֥גַע בּ֛וֹ יִטְמָ֖א טָמֵ֣א ה֑וּא בָּדָ֣ד יֵשֵׁ֔ב מִח֥וּץ לַמַּֽחֲנֶ֖ה מֽוֹשָׁבֽוֹ׃

English: All the days that the affliction is upon him he shall be impure; he is impure. He shall dwell alone; his dwelling shall be outside the camp.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:46

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for extending the isolation requirement to the other categories of people afflicted with tzaraas.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra (Toras Kohanim)
טמא הוא בדד ישב. אין לי אלא זה בלבד, מנין לרבות שאר המנוגעים, תלמוד לומר טמא הוא בדד ישב.

English: I know this case alone; how do we include other people afflicted with tzaraas? The verse teaches that they too must dwell alone.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The requirement of isolation extends beyond the specific case named in the preceding teaching to other categories of people afflicted with tzaraas.