Derasha 1 on Metzora 14:41

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 14:41

The Complete Passuk

וְאֶת־הַבַּ֛יִת יַקְצִ֥עַ מִבַּ֖יִת סָבִ֑יב וְשָׁפְכ֗וּ אֶת־הֶֽעָפָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִקְצ֔וּ אֶל־מִח֣וּץ לָעִ֔יר אֶל־מָק֖וֹם טָמֵֽא׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
יִקְצַע מִבַּיִת סָבִיב — יָכוֹל מִבִּפְנִים וּמִבַּחוּץ, תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר מִבַּיִת; אִי מִבַּיִת יָכוֹל מִן הַקַּרְקַע וּמִן הַקִּירוֹת, תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר סָבִיב — לֹא אָמַרְתִּי אֶלָּא סָבִיב לַנְּגָעִים.

English: “He shall scrape the house all around” — one might think both inside and outside; therefore it says “from the house.” If [only] “from the house,” one might think the floor and the walls; therefore it says “all around” — I have spoken only of [scraping] around the negaim.

Type of Learning

Scope of the scraping

What Is Learned

Chazal limit the scraping to the interior surfaces surrounding the affected areas, not the exterior or the entire floor.