Derasha 254 on Vayikra 13:46

TT #254 · 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 Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for excluding a metzora from all three camps.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra (Toras Kohanim)
מחוץ למחנה. חוץ לשלש מחנות.

English: “Outside the camp” means outside all three camps.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The Sifra defines the metzora’s exclusion as extending beyond all three camps.