Derasha 261 on Vayikra 13:47

TT #261 · 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 including mixed-fiber cloth.

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Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra (Toras Kohanim)
מִנַּיִן לְרַבּוֹת אֶת הַכִּלְאַיִם הַבָּאִים מִקְצָתָם וְהַבָּאִים בְּכֻלָּם? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר: ״וְהַבֶּגֶד״.

English: How do we include mixed-fiber cloth, whether the mixture is partial or throughout? Scripture says, “and the garment.”

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The word “garment” extends the law to cloth containing mixed fibers, whether the mixture consists of only some fibers or runs throughout the material.