Derasha 2 on Metzora 14:09

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 14:09

The Complete Passuk

וְהָיָה֩ בַיּ֨וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֜י יְגַלַּ֣ח אֶת־כׇּל־שְׂעָר֗וֹ אֶת־רֹאשׁ֤וֹ וְאֶת־זְקָנוֹ֙ וְאֵת֙ גַּבֹּ֣ת עֵינָ֔יו וְאֶת־כׇּל־שְׂעָר֖וֹ יְגַלֵּ֑חַ וְכִבֶּ֣ס אֶת־בְּגָדָ֗יו וְרָחַ֧ץ אֶת־בְּשָׂר֛וֹ בַּמַּ֖יִם וְטָהֵֽר׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Yevamos 5a (verified on the daf).

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

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אֶת רֹאשׁוֹ — לְפִי שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר לֹא תַקִּיפוּ פְּאַת רֹאשְׁכֶם יָכוֹל גַּם מְצֹרָע כֵּן, תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר אֶת רֹאשׁוֹ.

English: “His head” — since it is written “you shall not round the corners of your head,” one might think the metzora is also forbidden; therefore the verse says “his head.”

Type of Learning

Aseh docheh lo taaseh

What Is Learned

Chazal teach that the positive command to shave the metzora’s head overrides the prohibition of rounding the corners of the head.