Derasha 303 on Vayikra 13:58

TT #303 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 58

The Complete Passuk

וְהַבֶּ֡גֶד אֽוֹ־הַשְּׁתִ֨י אֽוֹ־הָעֵ֜רֶב אֽוֹ־כָל־כְּלִ֤י הָעוֹר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תְּכַבֵּ֔ס וְסָ֥ר מֵהֶ֖ם הַנָּ֑גַע וְכֻבַּ֥ס שֵׁנִ֖ית וְטָהֵֽר׃

English: The garment, warp or woof, or any leather article that you wash, if the lesion disappears from it, shall be washed a second time and be clean.

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Chullin 31b for comparing the second washing with the first.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Chullin 31b
תניא, רבי יונתן בן יוסף אומר: מקיש תכבוסת שנייה לתכבוסת ראשונה.

English: Rabbi Yonatan ben Yosef compares the second washing with the first.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The rules governing the second washing are derived by comparing it with the first washing.