Derasha 7 on Metzora 14:35

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 14:35

The Complete Passuk

וּבָא֙ אֲשֶׁר־ל֣וֹ הַבַּ֔יִת וְהִגִּ֥יד לַכֹּהֵ֖ן לֵאמֹ֑ר כְּנֶ֕גַע נִרְאָ֥ה לִ֖י בַּבָּֽיִת׃

Torah Temima points to Nedarim 56a (verified on the daf).

Core Text

בַּבַּיִת — לְרַבּוֹת אֶת הַיָּצִיעַ וּלְרַבּוֹת אֶת הָעֲלִיָּה.

English: “In the house” — to include the side-chamber and to include the upper story.

Inclusion of annexes

Chazal extend the law of house-negaim to side rooms (yatzi’a) and upper stories (aliyah).