Derasha 300 on Vayikra 13:57

TT #300 · 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 burning every piece removed from an affected garment.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra (Toras Kohanim)
אשר בו הנגע. למד על כל הקרעים שהם טעונים שריפה.

English: The phrase “that has the lesion” teaches that all pieces torn from the affected article require burning.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

Burning applies to all pieces torn from the affected garment, not only to the largest piece or the piece that first displayed the lesion.