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Sifrei on DeuteronomySifrei Devarim 274

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Sifrei Devarim 274

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English · Shraga Silverstein

(Devarim 24:8) "Be heedful of the plague-spot of leprosy": This is a negative commandment.

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English · Shraga Silverstein

"of the plague-spot": This refers to (tearing out) the white hair.

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English · Shraga Silverstein

"of leprosy": This refers to the michyah (viz. Vayikra 13:24). This tells me (that he is liable) only for (cutting) all of them. Whence do I derive (the same for) some of them? From "to heed it exceedingly and to do."

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English · Shraga Silverstein

This tells me only of plague-spots of men. Whence do I derive (the same for) plague-spots of garments and plague-spots of houses? From "according to all that the Cohanim, the Levites, teach you."

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English · Shraga Silverstein

This tells me (of liability) only in the instance of confirmation (of the plague-spot). Whence do I derive (the same for the instance of) quarantine and non-designation of "uncleanliness" (tumah)? From "as I have commanded them."

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English · Shraga Silverstein

"so shall you observe to do": You may not do so (i.e., you may not remove a plague-spot deliberately), but you may tie the (shoe) thong around your foot, and you may place the (carrying) pole on your back, and if it is thereby removed, it is removed (and there is no liability).

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