Derasha 3 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
זֹאת תִּהְיֶה תּוֹרַת — זֹאת אֵינָהּ נוֹהֶגֶת בַּבָּמָה; תִּהְיֶה בַּזְּמַן הַזֶּה; תּוֹרַת לְבֵית עוֹלָמִים.

English: “This shall be the Toras” — “this” excludes the private altar (bamah); “shall be” applies even in the present era; “Toras” includes the eternal House (the Beis HaMikdash).

Type of Learning

Ribui / mi’ut from extra wording

What Is Learned

Chazal derive three separate scopes from the phrasing “zos tihyeh Toras ha-metzora”: the rites are not performed on a private bamah, certain elements remain relevant even after the Destruction, and the full procedure belongs to the permanent Sanctuary.