Derasha 2 on Metzora 15:14

Parashas Metzora · Passuk 15:14

The Complete Passuk

וּבַיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁמִינִ֗י יִקַּח־לוֹ֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י תֹרִ֔ים א֥וֹ שְׁנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יוֹנָ֑ה וּבָ֣א ׀ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֗ה אֶל־פֶּ֙תַח֙ אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֔ד וּנְתָנָ֖ם אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Toras Kohanim.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
יִקַּח לוֹ — לוֹ לְעַצְמוֹ: שֶׁאִם הִפְרִישׁ לְזִיבָתוֹ הָרִאשׁוֹנָה לֹא יְבִיאֵם לְזִיבָתוֹ הַשְּׁנִיָּה.

English: “He shall take for himself” — for himself: if he set aside [birds] for his first zivah, he may not bring them for his second zivah.

Type of Learning

Designation per zivah episode

What Is Learned

Chazal require a fresh designation of the birds for each separate episode of zivah.