Jerusalem Talmud Megillah 1.8

משנה: אֵין בֵּין זָב הָרוֹאֶה שְׁתֵּי רְאִיּוֹת לְרוֹאֶה שָׁלֹשׁ אֶלָּא קָרְבָּן. אֵין בֵּין מְצוֹרָע מוֹסְגָּר לִמְצוֹרָע מוּחְלָט אֶלָּא פְּרִיעָה וּפְרִימָה תִגְלַחַת וְצִפֳּרִים:

MISHNAH: The only difference between a sufferer from flux who experienced two episodes and one who experienced three is the sacrifice. The only difference between a sufferer from skin disease who is quarantined and one declared absolute is torn clothing, untended hair, shaving, and birds.

הלכה: אָמַר רִבִּי יוּדָה בַּר פָּזִי. דְּרִבִּי לָעְזָר הִיא. דְּרִבִּי לָעְזָר אָמַר. [אַף] בַּשְּׁלִישִׁית בּוֹדְקִין אוֹתוֹ מִפְּנֵי הַקָּרְבָּן. בְּרַם כְּרַבָּנִן. הַשְּׁנִיָיה מֵאוֹנֶס טָהוֹר. וְהַשְּׁלִישִׁית מֵאוֹנֶס טָמֵא. אָמַר רִבִּי יוֹסֵה. אִין לֵּית הִיא דְּרַבָּנִן וְלָא אוֹף דְּרִבִּי לָעְזָר לֵית הִיא. דְּתַנֵּי. אָמַר רִבִּי לָעְזָר. לֹא לְסוֹתְרוֹ אָמַרְתִּי אֶלָּא שֶׁלֹּא יָבִיא קָרְבָּן. לֹא אָמַרְתִּי שֶׁאֵינוֹ זָב לִסְתּוֹר זָב. הוּא לִסְתּוֹר לֹא אָמַרְתִּי אֶלָּא שֶׁלֹּא יָבִיא קָרְבָּן. הָדָא אָמְרָה. דִּבְרֵי הַכֹּל הִיא. אִין תֵּימַר. דְּרִבִּי לָעְזָר הִיא. נִיתְנֵי. הַשְּׁנִיָיה בִסְתִירָה וְלֹא בְקָרְבָּן. הַשְּׁלִישִׁית בִסְתִירָה וּבְקָרְבָּן. עַל דַּעִתֵּיהּ דְּרִבִּי לָעְזָר. רָאָת שְׁתַיִם בְשׁוֹפִי וְאַחַת בְקוֹשִׁי סוֹתֶרֶת וְאֵינָהּ מֵבִיאָה קָרְבָּן.

HALAKHAH: Rebbi Jehudah bar Pazi said, this is Rebbi Eleazar’s, for “Rebbi Eleazar said, [also] the third time one checks him out because of the sacrifice.” But for the rabbis, the second time if forced he is pure, but the third time if forced is impure. Rebbi Yose said, if it is not the rabbis’, it also is not Rebbi Eleazar’s, as it was stated: Rebbi Eleazar said, I did not say to undo his count, only that he may not bring a sacrifice. I did not say that he is not a sufferer from flux to undo the count of episodes; not to upset his status did I say but that he may not bring a sacrifice. This implies that it is everybody’s opinion. If you would say it is Rebbi Eleazar’s it should state: the second time is subject to undoing but not a sacrifice, the third time to undoing and sacrifice. In Rebbi Eleazar’s opinion, if she experienced two episodes of easy flux and one in difficulty she undoes and does not bring a sacrifice.

אָמַר רִבִּי יוּדָן. מַתְנִיתָא בִשְׁנֵי בְנֵי אָדָם. אָמַר רִבִּי חֲנִינָה. מַתְנִיתָא אָמְרָה כֵן. אֵין בֵּין מְצוֹרָע מוֹסְגָּר לִמְצוֹרָע מוּחְלָט אֶלָּא פְּרִיעָה וּפְרִימָה וְתִגְלַחַת וְצִיפֳּרִים. הָדָא אָמְרָה. בִּשְׁנֵי בְנֵי אָדָם אֲנָן קַיָימִין. אִין תֵּימַר. בְּאָדָם אֶחָד. נִיתְנֵי. אֵין בֵּין בַּהֱרֱת גְדוֹלָה לְבַהֱרֱת קְטַנָּה. הֵיךְ מַה דְּאַתְּ אֲמַר תַּמָּן בִּשְׁנֵי בְנֵי אָדָם אֲנָן קַיָימִין. וְהָכָא בִּשְׁנֵי בְנֵי אָדָם אֲנָן קַיָימִין.

Rebbi Yudan said: The Mishnah is about two persons. Rebbi Ḥanina said, the Mishnah says so, “the only difference between a sufferer from skin disease who is quarantined and one declared absolute is torn clothing, untended hair, shaving, and birds.” This implies that we are dealing with two persons. If you would say about one person, one should state: “the only difference between a large white spot and a small white spot.” Just as you are saying there, we are dealing with two persons, so also here we are dealing with two persons.

פָּרְחָה בוֹ מִתּוֹךְ הֶסְגֵּר. רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן אָמַר. טָעוּן צִפֳּרִים. רִבִּי לָעְזָר אָמַר. אֵין טָעוּן צִיפֳּרִים. אָמַר רִבִּי בָּא בַּר מָמָל. מַתְנִיתָא מְסַיְיעָא לְרִבִּי יוֹחָנָן. מִן הַצָּרוּעַ. לְהָבִיא אֶת שֶׁפָּרְחָה בְכוּלּוֹ שֶׁיְּהֵא טָעוּן צִפֳּרִים. [וַ]הֲלוֹא דִּין הוּא. מַה אִם מִי שֶׁטָּהַר וְאֵין סִימָנֵי מְטַמְּאָיו עִמּוֹ יְהֵא טָעוּן צִפֳּרִים. מִי שֶׁטָּהַר וְסִימָנֵי מְטַמְּאָיו עִמּוֹ (לֹא) [אֵינוֹ דִין שֶׁ]יְהֵא טָעוּן צִפֳּרִים. [וַהֲלֹא] שֶׁעָמַד בּוֹ שְׁנֵי שְׁבוּעוֹת יוֹכִיחַ. שֶׁטָּהַר וְסִימָנֵי מְטַמְּאָיו עִמּוֹ וְאֵין טָעוּן צִיפֳּרִים. אַף אַתָּה אַל תְּתַמֶּה עַל מִי שֶׁפָּרְחָה בְכוּלּוֹ. שֶׁאַף עַל פִּי שֶׁטָּהַר וְסִימָנֵי מְטַמְּאָיו עִמּוֹ וְאֵינוֹ טָעוּן צִפֳּרִים. תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר מִן הַצָּרוּעַ. לְהָבִיא אֶת שֶׁפָּרְחָה בְכוּלּוֹ שֶׁיְּהֵא טָעוּן צִפֳּרִים. אִם אוֹמֵר [אַתְּ] [ל]טָהַר מִתּוֹךְ הֶסְגֵּר לֹא יְהֵא טָעוּן צִפֳּרִים. וִיתִיבִינֵיהּ. לֹא מוּטָּב לְהָשִׁיב פְּרִיחָה עַל פְּרִיחוֹת וְלֹא עֲמִידָה עַל פְּרִיחוֹת. אָמַר רִבִּי חֲנַנְיָה חֲבֵרוֹן דְּרַבָּנִן. מַתְנִיתָא מְסַיְיעָה לְרִבִּי יוֹחָנָן. דְּכֵן תַּנָּיָיא מָתִיב לַחַבְרֵיהּ. לֹא. אִם אָמַרְתָּ בָּזֶה שֶׁאֵינוֹ נִזְקָק לַחֲלִיטָה תֹּאמַר בָּזֶה שֶׁהוּא נִזְקָק לַחֲלִיט. הוֹאִיל וְהוּא נִזְקָק לְהַחֲלִיט יְהֵא טָעוּן צִפֳּרִים. אָמַר רִבִּי יַעֲקֹב בַּר אָחָא. סוֹפָה מְסַיְיעָה לְרִבִּי לָעְזָר. הַטָּהַר מִתּוֹךְ הֶסְגֵּר פָּטוּר מִפְּרִימָה וּמִפְּרִיעָה וּמִתִּגְלַחַת וּמִצִּפֳּרִים. כָּל מַה דַּאֲנָן קַיָימִין הָכָא. בַּפְּרִיחוֹת. אָמַר רִבִּי שְׁמוּאֵל בַּר אֶבְדּוּמָא. מַה פְלִיגִין. לְהָבִיא צִפָּרִים. אֲבָל לְהָבִיא קָרְבָּן כָּל עַמָּא מוֹדֵיי שֶׁאֵינוֹ מֵבִיא קָרְבָּן. וְתַנֵּי כֵן. בַּשְּׁבֵיעִי יְגַלַּח וּבַשְּׁמִינִי יָבִיא. אֶת שְׁהוּא טָעוּן תִגְלַחַת מֵבִיא קָרְבָּן. אֶת שְׁאֵינוֹ טָעוּן תִגְלַחַת אֵינוֹ מֵבִיא קָרְבָּן. רִבִּי חָמָא בַּר עוּקְּבָּה בְשֵׁם רִבִּי יוֹסֵי בֵּרִבִּי חֲנִינָה. כָּל יְמֵי אֲשֶׁר הַנֶּגַע בּוֹ יִטְמָא. אֶת שֶׁטּוּמְאָתוֹ תְלוּיָה בְנִגִעוֹ. יָצָא זֶה (שֶׁטַּהֲרָתוֹ) [שֶׁטּוֹמְאָתוֹ] תְלוּיָה בִסִפִירוֹת יָמָיו. עַד כְּדוֹן פְּרִיעָה וּפְרִימָה. תִּגְלַחַת וְצִפֳּרִים מְנַיִין. רִבִּי לָעְזָר דְּרוֹמִיָיא בְשֵׁם רִבִּי שַׁמַּי. זֹאת תִּהְיֶה תּוֹרַת הַמְּצוֹרָע בְּיוֹם. אֶת שֶׁהוּא מִיטַּמֵּא וּמִיטָּהֵר בְּיוֹם אֶחָד. יָצָא זֶה שֶׁאֵינוֹ מִיטַּמֵּא וּמִיטָּהֵר בְיוֹם אֶחָד.

If it spread while in quarantine, Rebbi Joḥanan said, he needs birds. Rebbi Eleazar said, he does not need birds. Rebbi Abba bar Mamal said, a baraita supports Rebbi Joḥanan: “From the sufferer from skin disease; to include one on whom it spread on his entire person that he needs birds. Is that not a logical argument? If a person became pure and the signs of what made him impure are not on him shall need birds, (should not) [is it not logical that] one who became pure and the signs of what made him impure are on him [shall] need birds? [But] the one on whom it was stable for two weeks shall disprove it, since he became pure and the signs of what made him impure are on him, but he does not need birds. So do not wonder if one on whom it spread while in quarantine and the signs of what made him impure are on him does not need birds. The verse says, from the sufferer of skin disease to include one on whom it spread on his entire person that he needs birds.” If you would say that one becoming pure in quarantine does not need birds, should he not have objected that it would have been better to argue spreading against spreadings and not staying stable against spreadings? Rebbi Ḥananiah the colleague of the rabbis: the baraita supports Rebbi Joḥanan since the Tanna answers his colleague, no. If you are saying about this one who never was up to be declared absolute, what can you say about the one who was to be declared absolute? Because he was to be declared absolute, he needs birds. Rebbi Jacob bar Aḥa said, the closing statement supports Rebbi Eleazar. The one becoming pure in quarantine is not liable for torn clothing, and untended hair, and shaving, and birds. All of this is what we are considering here, about spreadings. Rebbi Samuel bar Eudaimon said, all they are disagreeing is about bringing birds. But in the matter of bringing a sacrifice everybody agrees that he does not bring a sacrifice. It was stated thus: On the seventh he has to shave, on the eighth he shall bring; one who needs shaving brings a sacrifice, one who does not need shaving does not bring a sacrifice. Rebbi Ḥama bar Uqba in the name of Rebbi Yose ben Rebbi Ḥanina: All days on which the skin disease is on him he will be impure, one whose impurity is caused by his skin disease. This excludes him whose (purity) [impurity] depends on the count of his days. So far torn clothing and unkempt hair. From where shaving and birds? Rebbi Eleazar the Southerner in the name of Rebbi Shammai: This shall be the doctrine of the sufferer from skin disease on the day. One who may become impure and pure on one day; this excludes one who cannot become impure and pure on one day.