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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.
Summary: Sefaria
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.
- Part 1Leviticus 14:1-14:12
- Part 2Leviticus 14:13-14:20
- Part 3Leviticus 14:21-14:32
- Part 4Leviticus 14:33-14:53
- Part 5Leviticus 14:54-15:15
- Part 6Leviticus 15:16-15:28
- Part 7Leviticus 15:29-15:33
When it’s read
- Diaspora: April 17, 2027, April 29, 2028
- Israel: April 17, 2027, April 29, 2028
Dates: Hebcal. Some years two portions are read together.