Derasha 306 on Vayikra 13:59

TT #306 · Parshas Tazria · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 59

The Complete Passuk

זֹ֠את תּוֹרַ֨ת נֶֽגַע־צָרַ֜עַת בֶּ֥גֶד הַצֶּ֣מֶר א֣וֹ הַפִּשְׁתִּ֗ים א֤וֹ הַשְּׁתִי֙ א֣וֹ הָעֵ֔רֶב א֖וֹ כָל־כְּלִי־ע֑וֹר לְטַֽהֲר֖וֹ א֥וֹ לְטַמְּאֽוֹ׃

English: This is the law of the lesion of tzaraas in a garment of wool or linen, in warp or woof, or in any leather article, to declare it clean or impure.

Chabad.org — Chumash, English translation + Rashi for Vayikra 13:59

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Toras Kohanim) for the comparison between garment tzaraas and house tzaraas for impurity through entry.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra (Toras Kohanim)
זאת תורת וגו'. וכתיב זאת התורה לצרעת הבגד ולבית; מקישם לבית, מה בית מטמא בביאה אף כולם מטמאים בביאה.

English: The garment and other listed articles are compared with a house: just as a house can transmit impurity through entry, so can these articles.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

By comparison with a house afflicted by tzaraas, the listed afflicted articles can render a person impure through entering a space in which they are present.