Derasha 9 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
בְּיוֹם טָהֳרָתוֹ וְהוּבָא — שֶׁלֹּא יְשַׁהֶה.

English: “On the day of his purification and he shall be brought” — so that he not delay.

Type of Learning

Mi’ut / contrast with zav

What Is Learned

Chazal teach that the metzora must not postpone the initial purification steps once the affliction has healed; the process begins that same day. Unlike the zav who must count seven clean days, the metzora begins the bird-and-cedar rite on the very day the nega has healed.