Derasha 252 on Vayikra 13:46

TT #252 · 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.

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Pesachim 67a for the rule that the metzora must be separated even from other impure people.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Pesachim 67a
בדד ישב. שלא יהיו טמאים אחרים יושבים עמו.

English: “He shall dwell alone” means that other impure people must not sit with him.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The metzora must be isolated even from other people who are themselves ritually impure.