Derasha 299 on Vayikra 13:57

TT #299 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 57

The Complete Passuk

וְאִם־תֵּֽרָאֶ֨ה ע֜וֹד בַּ֠בֶּ֠גֶד אֽוֹ־בַשְּׁתִ֤י אֽוֹ־בָעֵ֨רֶב֙ א֣וֹ בְכָל־כְּלִי־ע֔וֹר פֹּרַ֖חַת הִ֑וא בָּאֵ֣שׁ תִּשְׂרְפֶ֔נּוּ אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־בּ֖וֹ הַנָּֽגַע׃

English: If it appears again in the garment, warp or woof, or any leather article, it is a spreading lesion; you shall burn it in fire.

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for including recurrence with the same or a different appearance.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra (Toras Kohanim)
פרחת היא. במראה ושלא במראה.

English: The phrase “it is an eruptive lesion” includes recurrence with the same appearance or a different appearance.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

A recurring garment lesion is covered whether it returns in the same qualifying appearance or in a different one.