Derasha 2 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 Menachos 19a (verified on the daf).

E-Daf.com — Tsurras Hadaf (size=3)
HebrewBooks / Shas PDF of the daf

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
זֹאת תִּהְיֶה — אַרְבַּע מִינִים שֶׁבַּמְּצֹרָע מְעַכְּבִים זֶה אֶת זֶה, דַּאֲמַר קְרָא זֹאת תִּהְיֶה תּוֹרַת הַמְּצֹרָע כְּמַאן דִּכְתִיב חֻקָּה דָּמֵי.

English: “This shall be” — the four species used for the metzora hinder one another, for the verse says “this shall be the Toras of the metzora,” which is treated as if the word “chukah” were written.

Type of Learning

Gezeiras ha-kasuv (chukah language)

What Is Learned

Chazal teach that the four species of the metzora’s bird-rite (cedar wood, hyssop, crimson wool, and birds) are essential and mutually required; omission of any one invalidates the entire procedure.