Derasha 305 on Vayikra 13:58

TT #305 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 58

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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 Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for distinguishing the first washing, which initiates quarantine, from the second, which purifies.

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Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra (Toras Kohanim)
וכבס שנית וטהר. השנייה לטהרו והראשונה להסגיר את נגעו.

English: The second washing is for purification; the first washing places the lesion under quarantine.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

The first washing initiates the isolation period; the second washing purifies the article when the conditions are met.