Derasha 287 on Vayikra 13:54

TT #287 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 54

The Complete Passuk

וְצִוָּה֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְכִבְּס֔וּ אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־בּ֖וֹ הַנָּ֑גַע וְהִסְגִּיר֥וֹ שִׁבְעַת־יָמִ֖ים שֵׁנִֽית׃

English: The priest shall command that they wash the article in which the lesion is found, and he shall isolate it another seven days.

Source Citation

Yerushalmi Shabbos 2:1.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Yerushalmi Shabbos 2:1
וּמַאי טַעֲמָא. וְכוּבַּס שֵׁנִית וְטָהֵר. מַה הָרִאשׁוֹנָה לַדַּעַת אַף הַשְּׁנִיָּה לַדַּעַת. וּמְנַיִין שֶׁהָרִאשׁוֹנָה לַדַּעַת. וְצִוָּה הַכֹּהֵן וְכִבְּסוּ. לַדַּעַת.

English: Why is the second washing required? Just as the first washing must be intentional, so must the second. And how do we know that the first washing must be intentional? Scripture says, “The priest shall command, and they shall wash”—that is, by deliberate action.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The required washing is an intentional act, not an accidental or automatic result.