Derasha 10 on Metzora 14:02

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 14:02

The Complete Passuk

זֹ֤את תִּֽהְיֶה֙ תּוֹרַ֣ת הַמְּצֹרָ֔ע בְּי֖וֹם טׇהֳרָת֑וֹ וְהוּבָ֖א אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְהוּבָא אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן — מְלַמֵּד שֶׁטֻּמְאָתוֹ וְטָהֳרָתוֹ בַּכֹּהֵן.

English: “And he shall be brought to the kohen” — this teaches that both his impurity and his purification are effected by the kohen.

Type of Learning

Ribui from extra phrase

What Is Learned

Chazal teach that the entire process of purifying the metzora — not merely the verbal ruling — must be carried out by a kohen.