Derasha 3 on Metzora 14:19

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 14:19

The Complete Passuk

וְעָשָׂ֤ה הַכֹּהֵן֙ אֶת־הַ֣חַטָּ֔את וְכִפֶּ֕ר עַל־הַמִּטַּהֵ֖ר מִטֻּמְאָת֑וֹ וְאַחַ֖ר יִשְׁחַ֥ט אֶת־הָעֹלָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Zevachim 8a (verified on the daf).

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

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְכִפֶּר עַל הַמִּטַּהֵר — עַל הַמִּטַּהֵר זֶה וְלֹא עַל הַמִּטַּהֵר חֲבֵרוֹ.

English: “And he shall atone for the one being purified” — for this one being purified, and not for another one being purified.

Type of Learning

Personal designation

What Is Learned

Chazal teach that the chatas must be offered specifically for the individual metzora in question; it cannot be transferred to another.