Derasha 4 on Metzora 14:03

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 14:03

The Complete Passuk

וְיָצָא֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן אֶל־מִח֖וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה וְרָאָה֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְהִנֵּ֛ה נִרְפָּ֥א נֶֽגַע־הַצָּרַ֖עַת מִן־הַצָּרֽוּעַ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מִן הַצָּרוּעַ — לְהָבִיא אֶת שֶׁפָּרְחָה בְּכֻלּוֹ שֶׁיִּטְעֹן צִפֳּרִים.

English: “From the one with tzaraas” — to include the case in which the affliction has spread over the entire body, that he too requires the birds.

Type of Learning

Ribui from “min ha-tzarua”

What Is Learned

Chazal include even the person whose entire body has been covered by the nega among those who must bring the birds for purification.