Derasha 307 on Vayikra 13:59

TT #307 · 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 excluding the house-purification rite with birds from garment and article purification.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra (Toras Kohanim)
אי מה בית טעון צפרים לטהרתו, אף כולם יטענו צפרים לטהרתם? תלמוד לומר זאת.

English: Might these articles, like a house, require birds for purification? The verse's word “this” excludes that requirement.

Type of Learning

Textual derivation

What Is Learned

Although the articles are compared to a house in one respect, they do not require the house-purification rite with birds.