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| − | {{pasuqh|וְרָאָה, הַכֹּהֵן, וְהִנֵּה פָּשְׂתָה הַמִּסְפַּחַת, בָּעוֹר – וְטִמְּאוֹ הַכֹּהֵן, צָרַעַת הִוא. |p/pt/pt0313.htm#8|ויקרא יג:ח}} | + | {{pasuqh|וְרָאָה, הַכֹּהֵן, וְהִנֵּה פָּשְׂתָה הַמִּסְפַּחַת, בָּעוֹר -– וְטִמְּאוֹ הַכֹּהֵן, צָרַעַת הִוא. |p/pt/pt0313.htm#8|ויקרא יג:ח}} |
| + | {{heb|רק הכוהן מטמא ומטהר המצורע, על ידי דיבור בלבד. אין לזר (כלומר יהודי לא-כוהן) יכולת לקבוע את נגע הצרעת -- אלא בני אהרון הכוהנים בלבד. וכמו שכתוב בהמשך: '''וּבָא אֲשֶׁר-לוֹ הַבַּיִת, וְהִגִּיד לַכֹּהֵן לֵאמֹר: כְּנֶגַע, נִרְאָה לִי בַּבָּיִת''' {{hcite|p/pt/pt0314.htm#35|ויקרא יד:לה}} -- שבעל הבית אומר "כנגע" ולא "נגע" -- כי אינו רשאי ולא יכול לקבוע הנגע מדעתו אע"פ שהוא מומחה לנגעים.}} | ||
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| + | {{heb|אם הייתה צרעת מחלה טבעית, כמו שמדמים אלו שטרם פקחו עיניהם, התורה הייתה מאפשרת לכל אדם לקבוע שנגע מסוים צרעת הוא, ולהרחיק את מקור ההדבקה מן הישוב. אלא נגע הצרעת הוא מחסדי ה' יתברך שמו, שנתן אות ופלא בישראל למען יראו אותו וייראו את ה' וימנעו מלשון הרע.}} | ||
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| + | {{heb|הכוהן מטמא או מטהר על ידי דיבורו בלבד -- מידה כנגד מידה. כשם שהאדם הביא על עצמו את הנגע ע"י דיבורו הרע, כך יבוא הכוהן ויטמאו ע"י דיבורו הטוב. ואם האדם יחזור בתשובה, יירפא מנגעו -- אך אינו מיטהר אלא על ידי אותו הכוהן שטימאו, שמכיר בדיוק את חומרת נגעו.}} | ||
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{{pasuq|And the priest shall look, and, behold, if the scab be spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is leprosy.|p/pt/pt0313.htm#8|Lev 13:8}} | {{pasuq|And the priest shall look, and, behold, if the scab be spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is leprosy.|p/pt/pt0313.htm#8|Lev 13:8}} | ||
| − | {{nav|Devar|Devar|Devar/5769/Shemini|Shemini||}} | + | Only a ''kohen'' may establish the person as ''tamei'' or ''tahor'' (ritually "impure" or "pure", respectively), by means of his speech alone. No non-kohen may establish the ''tsara`at'' (translated as "leprosy", which is inaccurate) -- rather, only the offspring of Aaron the ''kohen'' may do so. And as it states further on: '''then he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying: "There seemeth to me to be as it were a plague in the house." ''' {{hcite|p/pt/pt0314.htm#35|Lev 14:35}} -- the homeowner says "as it were a plague", not "there is a plague" -- since he is not permitted and is unable to establishe the affliction on his own, even if he were an expert in ''tsara`at''. |
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| + | If ''tsara`at'' were a natural disease, as those who have yet to open their eyes imagine, the Torah would have given every man the ability to establish that a particular affliction is ''tsara`at'', in order to distance the source of the contagion from the community. But the affliction of ''tsara`at'' is one of God's mercies, may He be blessed, Who placed a sign and a wonder on the Jews in order that they might see it and fear Him, and restrain themselves from evil speech. | ||
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| + | The ''kohen'' causes the person to be ''tamei'' or ''tahor'' by means of his speech alone -- measure for measure. Just as the person brought upon himself the affliction by means of his evil speech, so the ''kohen'' comes and establishes him as ''tamei'' by means of his good speech. If the person repents and mends his ways, he will be cured of the affliction -- but he cannot become ''tahor'' again except by the agency of the same ''kohen'' who rendered him ''tamei'' -- who knows the precise degree of his affliction. | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:43, 1 May 2009
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And the priest shall look, and, behold, if the scab be spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is leprosy. (Lev 13:8)
Only a kohen may establish the person as tamei or tahor (ritually "impure" or "pure", respectively), by means of his speech alone. No non-kohen may establish the tsara`at (translated as "leprosy", which is inaccurate) -- rather, only the offspring of Aaron the kohen may do so. And as it states further on: then he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying: "There seemeth to me to be as it were a plague in the house." (Lev 14:35) -- the homeowner says "as it were a plague", not "there is a plague" -- since he is not permitted and is unable to establishe the affliction on his own, even if he were an expert in tsara`at.
If tsara`at were a natural disease, as those who have yet to open their eyes imagine, the Torah would have given every man the ability to establish that a particular affliction is tsara`at, in order to distance the source of the contagion from the community. But the affliction of tsara`at is one of God's mercies, may He be blessed, Who placed a sign and a wonder on the Jews in order that they might see it and fear Him, and restrain themselves from evil speech.
The kohen causes the person to be tamei or tahor by means of his speech alone -- measure for measure. Just as the person brought upon himself the affliction by means of his evil speech, so the kohen comes and establishes him as tamei by means of his good speech. If the person repents and mends his ways, he will be cured of the affliction -- but he cannot become tahor again except by the agency of the same kohen who rendered him tamei -- who knows the precise degree of his affliction.
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