Derasha 257 on Vayikra 13:47

TT #257 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 47

The Complete Passuk

וְהַבֶּ֕גֶד כִּי־יִֽהְיֶ֥ה ב֖וֹ נֶ֣גַע צָרָ֑עַת בְּבֶ֣גֶד צֶ֔מֶר א֖וֹ בְּבֶ֥גֶד פִּשְׁתִּֽים׃

English: If a garment has a lesion of tzaraas, whether in a wool garment or a linen garment,

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for sending a garment affected by tzaraas outside all three camps.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra (Toras Kohanim)
תניא, ר׳ יוסי הגלילי אומר: ״מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה מוֹשָׁבוֹ״ וְהַבֶּגֶד, לִמֵּד עַל הַבְּגָדִים שֶׁטְּעוּנִין שִׁלּוּחַ חוּץ לִשְׁלֹשׁ מַחֲנוֹת.

English: Rabbi Yose HaGelili links “his dwelling shall be outside the camp” with the following word “the garment”: a garment afflicted with tzaraas must likewise be sent outside all three camps.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

A garment with tzara'ath is excluded beyond all three camps, like a metzora.