Derasha 279 on Vayikra 13:51

TT #279 · 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.

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for the prohibition on benefit from a garment definitively declared impure.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra (Toras Kohanim)
צרעת ממארת. תן בו מארה ולא תהנה בו, ואין לי אלא מוחלט.

English: “Malignant tzaraas” teaches that a garment declared definitively impure is cursed and may not be used for benefit.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

Once the priest has definitively declared the garment impure, it is prohibited to derive benefit from it; the Sifra next asks whether the same applies while it is only under quarantine.