Derasha 288 on Vayikra 13:54

TT #288 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 54

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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

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for the area of garment that must be washed with the lesion.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra (Toras Kohanim)
וכבסו וגו'. יכול יכבסו הנגע? תלמוד לומר את אשר בו הנגע. יכול הבגד כולו? תלמוד לומר אשר בו הנגע. הא כיצד? יכבס מן הבגד עמו.

English: Should they wash only the lesion, or the entire garment? The Sifra derives that they wash the affected part together with the surrounding garment.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The laundering must cover the lesion and the fabric around it; it is neither limited to the exact discolored spot nor extended indiscriminately to the whole garment.