Derasha 276 on Vayikra 13:51

TT #276 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 51

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וְרָאָ֨ה אֶת־הַנֶּ֜גַע בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י כִּֽי־פָשָׂ֤ה הַנֶּ֨גַע֙ בַּבֶּגֶד אוֹ־בַשְּׁתִ֤י אוֹ־בָעֵ֨רֶב֙ אוֹ בָע֔וֹר לְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־יֵֽעָשֶׂ֥ה הָע֖וֹר לִמְלָאכָ֑ה צָרַ֧עַת מַמְאֶ֛רֶת הַנֶּ֖גַע טָמֵ֥א הֽוּא׃

English: The priest shall examine the lesion on the seventh day; if it has spread in the garment, warp or woof, or leather article, the lesion is malignant tzaraas; it is impure.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:51

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for the inclusion of a distant new affected area in the spread rule.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra (Toras Kohanim)
ומניין לרבות את הרחוק, תלמוד לומר בבגד.

English: How do we include spread at a distance from the original lesion? The verse says, “in the garment.”

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The garment rule also counts a new affected area that is separated from the original lesion; the spread need not be contiguous.