Derasha 4 on Metzora 15:13

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 15:13

The Complete Passuk

וְכִֽי־יִטְהַ֤ר הַזָּב֙ מִזּוֹב֔וֹ וְסָפַר֙ ל֔וֹ שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים לְטָהֳרָת֑וֹ וְכִבֶּס֙ בְּגָדָ֔יו וְרָחַ֥ץ בְּשָׂר֖וֹ בְּמַ֥יִם חַיִּ֖ים וְטָהֵֽר׃

Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.

Core Text

וְסָפַר לוֹ — לוֹ לְעַצְמוֹ.

English: “And he shall count for himself” — for himself [he is believed regarding his own count].

Self-attestation of the count

Chazal parallel the zav’s count to the niddah’s: he is trusted to count for himself.