Derasha 3 on Metzora 14:07

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 14:07

The Complete Passuk

וְהִזָּ֗ה עַל־הַמִּטַּהֵ֛ר מִן־הַצָּרַ֖עַת שֶׁ֣בַע פְּעָמִ֑ים וְטִ֣הֲר֔וֹ וְשִׁלַּ֛ח אֶת־הַצִּפֹּ֥ר הַֽחַיָּ֖ה עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִים — הַזָּיַת שֶׁבַע הוּא טָעוּן וְאֵינוֹ טָעוּן הַזָּיָה בַּשְּׁלִישִׁי וּבַשְּׁבִיעִי.

English: “Seven times” — he requires a seven-fold sprinkling, but he does not require the sprinklings of the third and seventh days (of the para adumah procedure).

Type of Learning

Distinction of rites

What Is Learned

Chazal distinguish the metzora’s single seven-fold sprinkling from the third-and-seventh-day sprinklings of the para adumah.