Derasha 262 on Vayikra 13:47

TT #262 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 47

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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 requiring wool and linen to remain in their natural, undyed forms.

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Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra (Toras Kohanim)
יָכוֹל יִהְיוּ מְטַמְּאִין בֵּין צְבוּעִין בֵּין שֶׁאֵינָם צְבוּעִין? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר: ״בְּבֶגֶד פִּשְׁתִּים״; מַה פִּשְׁתִּים כְּבְרִיָּתוֹ, אַף צֶמֶר כְּבְרִיָּתוֹ.

English: Might both dyed and undyed garments become impure? The verse teaches that, like linen in its natural state, wool must also be in its natural state.

Type of Learning

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What Is Learned

Garment tzaraas applies to wool and linen in their natural, undyed forms.