Derasha 1 on Metzora 14:57

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 14:57

The Complete Passuk

לְהוֹרֹ֕ת בְּי֥וֹם הַטָּמֵ֖א וּבְי֣וֹם הַטָּהֹ֑ר זֹ֥את תּוֹרַ֖ת הַצָּרָֽעַת׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
לְהוֹרֹת — מְלַמֵּד שֶׁאֵין הַכֹּהֵן רוֹאֶה אֶת הַנְּגָעִים עַד שֶׁיּוֹרֶנּוּ רַבּוֹ.

English: “To teach” — this teaches that the kohen does not inspect the negaim until his teacher has instructed him.

Type of Learning

Requirement of received instruction

What Is Learned

Chazal require that the kohen’s authority to inspect and rule on negaim rest on received instruction from his teacher, not on self-taught expertise alone.