Derasha 4 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
וְטִהֲרוֹ — בִּדְבָרִים הַנַּעֲשִׂים בְּגוּפוֹ; יָכוֹל יִהְיֶה מְסֻלָּק בָּזֶה, תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר וְשִׁלַּח וְגִלַּח וְכִבֵּס וְרָחַץ.

English: “And he shall purify him” — with the acts performed on his body. One might think he is finished at this point; therefore the verse continues “and he shall send … and shave … and wash … and bathe.”

Type of Learning

Scope of “ve-tiharo”

What Is Learned

Chazal teach that the word “ve-tiharo” refers only to the immediate bodily acts and does not exempt the later requirements of sending the bird, shaving, and immersion.