Derasha 8 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 Megillah 21a (verified on the daf).

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

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
בְּיוֹם טָהֳרָתוֹ — כָּל הַיּוֹם כָּשֵׁר לְטָהֳרַת מְצֹרָע, דִּכְתִיב בְּיוֹם טָהֳרָתוֹ.

English: “On the day of his purification” — the entire day is valid for the purification of the metzora, as it is written “on the day of his purification.”

Type of Learning

General rule of daytime mitzvos

What Is Learned

Chazal teach that the purification rites of the metzora may be performed at any hour of the day.