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Metzora מצורע

Leviticus 14:1-15:33

Metzora opens by describing the purification process and accompanying sacrifices for one infected with *tzara'at*, a discoloration condition on the skin, clothing, or house. It then describes the process of treating a house infected with *tzara'at* and the ritual impurity generated by certain bodily discharges.

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How it begins

וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר׃

14:1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

זֹאת תִּהְיֶה תּוֹרַת הַמְּצֹרָע בְּיוֹם טָהֳרָתוֹ וְהוּבָא אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן׃

14:2 This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: he shall be brought unto the priest.

וְיָצָא הַכֹּהֵן אֶל־מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה וְרָאָה הַכֹּהֵן וְהִנֵּה נִרְפָּא נֶגַע־הַצָּרַעַת מִן־הַצָּרוּעַ׃

14:3 And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper;

Leviticus 14:1–3 · Hebrew: Tanach with Nikkud · English: JPS 1917 · public domain, via Sefaria

Seven daily readings

The portion is traditionally split into seven parts (aliyot), one for each day of the week.

When it’s read

Dates: Hebcal. Some years two portions are read together.

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