Mishnah Negaim

מַרְאוֹת נְגָעִים שְׁנַיִם שֶׁהֵן אַרְבָּעָה. בַּהֶרֶת עַזָּה כַשֶּׁלֶג, שְׁנִיָּה לָהּ כְּסִיד הַהֵיכָל. וְהַשְּׂאֵת כִּקְרוּם בֵּיצָה, שְׁנִיָּה לָהּ כְּצֶמֶר לָבָן, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי מֵאִיר. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים, הַשְּׂאֵת כְּצֶמֶר לָבָן, שְׁנִיָּה לָהּ כִּקְרוּם בֵּיצָה:

The signs of negaim are two which, in fact, are four. The bright spot (baheret) is bright white like snow; secondary to it is the sign as white as the lime of the Temple. The rising (se'et) is as white of the skin of an egg; secondary to it is the like white wool, the words of Rabbi Meir. But the sages say: the rising (se'et) is white wool and secondary to it is like the white of the skin of an egg.

Mishnah Negaim 1:1 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

אַרְבָּעָה מַרְאוֹת הָאֵלּוּ מִצְטָרְפִין זֶה עִם זֶה לִפְטֹר, וּלְהַחְלִיט, וּלְהַסְגִּיר. לְהַסְגִּיר אֶת הָעוֹמֵד בְּסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ רִאשׁוֹן. לִפְטֹר אֶת הָעוֹמֵד בְּסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ שֵׁנִי. לְהַחְלִיט אֶת שֶׁנּוֹלַד לוֹ מִחְיָה אוֹ שֵׂעָר לָבָן, בַּתְּחִלָּה, בְּסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ רִאשׁוֹן, בְּסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ שֵׁנִי, לְאַחַר הַפְּטוּר. לְהַחְלִיט אֶת שֶׁנּוֹלַד לוֹ פִשְׂיוֹן, בְּסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ רִאשׁוֹן, בְּסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ שֵׁנִי, לְאַחַר הַפְּטוּר. לְהַחְלִיט אֶת הַהוֹפֵךְ כֻּלּוֹ לָבָן מִתּוֹךְ הַפְּטוּר. לִפְטֹר אֶת הַהוֹפֵךְ כֻּלּוֹ לָבָן מִתּוֹךְ הֶחְלֵט אוֹ מִתּוֹךְ הֶסְגֵּר. אֵלּוּ מַרְאוֹת נְגָעִים שֶׁכָּל נְגָעִים תְּלוּיִם בָּהֶן:

These four colors combine with each other to declare free [from uncleanness], to certify or to shut up. "To shut up" one who is at the end of the first week; "To declare free [from uncleanness]", one who is at the end of the second week. "To certify", one in which a discoloration or white hair arose, by the end of the first week, by the end of the second week or after it had been declared free [from uncleanness]. "To certify", when a spreading arose in it by the end of the first week, by the end of the second week or after it had been declared free [from uncleanness]. "To certify", when all one's skin turned white after it had been declared free from uncleanness; "To declare free from uncleanness’, when all one's skin turned white after the sign had been certified unclean or after it had been shut up. These are the colors of signs of negaim upon which depend all decisions concerning negaim.

Mishnah Negaim 1:3 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

כֵּיצַד לְהָקֵל. הָיָה בוֹ שֵׂעָר לָבָן וְהָלַךְ לוֹ שֵׂעָר לָבָן, הָיוּ לְבָנוֹת וְהִשְׁחִירוּ, אַחַת לְבָנָה וְאַחַת שְׁחוֹרָה, וְהִשְׁחִירוּ שְׁתֵּיהֶן, אֲרֻכּוֹת וְהִקְצִירוּ, אַחַת אֲרֻכָּה וְאַחַת קְצָרָה וְהִקְצִירוּ שְׁתֵּיהֶן, נִסְמַךְ הַשְּׁחִין לִשְׁתֵּיהֶן אוֹ לְאַחַת מֵהֶן, הִקִּיף הַשְּׁחִין לִשְׁתֵּיהֶן אוֹ לְאַחַת מֵהֶן, אוֹ חִלְּקָן הַשְּׁחִין וּמִחְיַת הַשְּׁחִין וְהַמִּכְוָה וּמִחְיַת הַמִּכְוָה וְהַבֹּהַק, הָיְתָה בוֹ מִחְיָה וְהָלְכָה לָהּ הַמִּחְיָה, הָיְתָה מְרֻבַּעַת וְנַעֲשֵׂית עֲגֻלָּה אוֹ אֲרֻכָּה, מְבֻצֶּרֶת וְנַעֲשֵׂית מִן הַצַּד, מְכֻנֶּסֶת וְנִתְפַּזְּרָה, וּבָא הַשְּׁחִין וְנִכְנַס בְּתוֹכָהּ. הִקִּיפָהּ, חִלְּקָהּ, אוֹ מִעֲטָהּ הַשְּׁחִין אוֹ מִחְיַת הַשְּׁחִין, וְהַמִּכְוָה וּמִחְיַת הַמִּכְוָה וְהַבֹּהַק, הָיָה בוֹ פִסְיוֹן וְהָלַךְ לוֹ פִסְיוֹן, אוֹ שֶׁהָלְכָה לָהּ הָאוֹם אוֹ שֶׁנִּתְמַעֲטָה וְאֵין בָּזֶה וּבָזֶה כַגְּרִיס, הַשְּׁחִין וּמִחְיַת הַשְּׁחִין וְהַמִּכְוָה וּמִחְיַת הַמִּכְוָה וְהַבֹּהַק חוֹלְקִין בֵּין הָאוֹם לַפִּסְיוֹן, הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ לְהָקֵל:

How does it lead to a leniency?If the nega had two white hairs and one white hair disappeared. If there were two white hairs and they turned black. If one hair was white and the other black and both turned black. If they were long and then they became short. If one was long and the other short and both became short. If a boil adjoined both hairs or one of them. If the boil surrounded both hairs or one of them. Or if they were separated from each other by a boil, the quick flesh of a boil, a burning, or the quick flesh of a burning, or a white scurf. If it had undiscolored flesh and this undiscolored flesh disappeared. If it was square and then became round or elongated. If it was encompassed and then moved to the side. If it was united and then it was dispersed. Or a boil appeared and made its way into it. If it was encompassed, parted or lessened by a boil, the quick flesh of a boil, a burning, the quick flesh of a burning, or a white scurf; If it had a spreading and then the spreading disappeared; Or the first sign itself disappeared or was so lessened that both are less than the size of a split bean; Or if a boil, the quick flesh of a boil, a burning, the quick flesh of a burning, or a white scurf, formed a division between the first sign and the spreading Behold these lead to a leniency in the law.

Mishnah Negaim 1:5 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

בַּהֶרֶת עַזָּה נִרְאֵית בַּגֶּרְמָנִי כֵּהָה, וְהַכֵּהָה בַכּוּשִׁי עַזָּה. רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל אוֹמֵר, בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, אֲנִי כַפָּרָתָן, הֲרֵי הֵן כְּאֶשְׁכְּרוֹעַ, לֹא שְׁחוֹרִים וְלֹא לְבָנִים, אֶלָּא בֵינוֹנִיִּים. רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אוֹמֵר, יֵשׁ לַצַּיָּרִים סַמְמָנִין שֶׁהֵן צָרִין צוּרוֹת שְׁחוֹרוֹת, לְבָנוֹת וּבֵינוֹנִיּוֹת. מֵבִיא סַם בֵּינוֹנִי וּמַקִּיפוֹ מִבַּחוּץ, וְתֵרָאֶה בַבֵּינוֹנִי. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, מַרְאוֹת נְגָעִים לְהָקֵל אֲבָל לֹא לְהַחְמִיר, יֵרָאֶה הַגֶּרְמָנִי בִּבְשָׂרוֹ לְהָקֵל, וְהַכּוּשִׁי בַּבֵּינוֹנִי לְהָקֵל. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים, זֶה וָזֶה בַּבֵּינוֹנִי:

The bright spot in a German appears as dull white, and the dull white spot in an Ethiopian appears as bright white. Rabbi Ishmael says: the children of Israel (may I be atonement for them!) are like boxwood, neither black nor white but of an intermediate shade. Rabbi Akiva says: painters have materials with which they portray figures in black, in white, and in an intermediate shade; let, therefore a paint of an intermediate shade be brought and applied around the outside of the nega, and it will then appear as on skin of intermediate shade. Rabbi Judah says: in determining the colors of negaim the law is to be lenient and not stringent; let,therefore, the negaim of the German be inspected on the color of his own body so that the law is lenient, and let that of the Ethiopian be inspected as if it were on the intermediate shade so that the law is also lenient. The sages say: both are to be treated as if the nega was on the intermediate shade.

Mishnah Negaim 2:1 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

כֵּיצַד רְאִיַּת הַנֶּגַע. הָאִישׁ נִרְאֶה כְעוֹדֵר, וּכְמוֹסֵק זֵיתִים. הָאִשָּׁה כְּעוֹרֶכֶת וּכְמֵנִיקָה אֶת בְּנָהּ, כְּאוֹרֶגֶת בְּעוֹמְדִין לַשֶּׁחִי לַיָּד הַיְמָנִית. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, אַף כְּטוֹוָה בְפִשְׁתָּן לַשְּׂמָאלִית. כְּשֵׁם שֶׁנִּרְאֶה לְנִגְעוֹ, כָּךְ הוּא נִרְאֶה לְתִגְלַחְתּוֹ:

What is [the posture] of examining negaim? A man is inspected in the posture of one that hoes or one that gathers olives. And a woman [is inspected in the posture] of one who is arranging dough and one who nurses her child, and one that weaves at an upright loom if the nega was in the right armpit. Rabbi Judah says: also in the posture of one that spins flax if it was within the left armpit. Just as [is the posture] for examining for the nega, so too [is the posture] for shaving hair.

Mishnah Negaim 2:4 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

כָּל הַנְּגָעִים אָדָם רוֹאֶה, חוּץ מִנִּגְעֵי עַצְמוֹ. רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר, אַף לֹא נִגְעֵי קְרוֹבָיו. כָּל הַנְּדָרִים אָדָם מַתִּיר, חוּץ מִנִּדְרֵי עַצְמוֹ. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, אַף לֹא נִדְרֵי אִשְׁתּוֹ שֶׁבֵּינָהּ לְבֵין אֲחֵרִים. כָּל הַבְּכוֹרוֹת אָדָם רוֹאֶה, חוּץ מִבְּכוֹרוֹת עַצְמוֹ:

All negaim may be examined by a person, except his own. Rabbi Meir ruled: not even the negaim of his relatives. All vows may be released by a person, except his own. Rabbi Judah says: not even those vows of his wife that affect relationships between her and others. All firstlings may be examined by a person, except his own firstlings.

Mishnah Negaim 2:5 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

הַכֹּל מִטַּמְּאִין בַּנְּגָעִים, חוּץ מִן הַנָּכְרִים וְגֵר תּוֹשָׁב. הַכֹּל כְּשֵׁרִים לִרְאוֹת אֶת הַנְּגָעִים, אֶלָּא שֶׁהַטֻּמְאָה וְהַטָּהֳרָה בִידֵי כֹהֵן. אוֹמְרִים לוֹ אֱמֹר טָמֵא, וְהוּא אוֹמֵר טָמֵא. אֱמֹר טָהוֹר, וְהוּא אוֹמֵר טָהוֹר. אֵין רוֹאִים שְׁנֵי נְגָעִים כְּאֶחָד, בֵּין בְּאִישׁ אֶחָד וּבֵין בִּשְׁנֵי אֲנָשִׁים, אֶלָּא רוֹאֶה אֶת הָאֶחָד וּמַסְגִּירוֹ וּמַחְלִיטוֹ וּפוֹטְרוֹ, וְחוֹזֵר לַשֵּׁנִי. אֵין מַסְגִּירִין אֶת הַמֻּסְגָּר וְלֹא מַחְלִיטִין אֶת הַמֻּחְלָט. אֵין מַסְגִּירִין אֶת הַמֻּחְלָט, וְלֹא מַחְלִיטִין אֶת הַמֻּסְגָּר. אֲבָל בַּתְּחִלָּה, בְּסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ, הַמַּסְגִּיר מַסְגִּיר, וְהַמַּחְלִיט מַחְלִיט, מַסְגִּיר וּפוֹטֵר, מַחְלִיט וּפוֹטֵר:

Everyone can become impure from negaim, except for a non-Jew and a resident alien. All are qualified to inspect negaim, but only a priest may declare them unclean or clean. He is told, "Say: 'unclean,'" and he repeats "unclean," or "Say: 'clean,'" and he repeats "clean." Two negaim may not be inspected simultaneously whether in one man or in two men; rather he inspects one first and isolates him, certifies him as unclean or pronounces him clean, and then he inspects the second. One who is isolated may not be isolated again nor may one who is certified unclean be certified unclean again. One who is certified unclean may not be isolated nor may one who is isolated be certified unclean. But in the beginning, or at the end of a week, he may isolate on account of the one nega and isolate him on account of another one; he may certify him unclean on account of one sign and also certify him unclean on account of another sign; he may isolated the one sign and declare the other clean, or certify the one unclean and declare the other clean.

Mishnah Negaim 3:1 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

עוֹר הַבָּשָׂר מִטַּמֵּא בִשְׁנֵי שָׁבוּעוֹת וּבִשְׁלשָׁה סִימָנִין, בְּשֵׂעָר לָבָן וּבְמִחְיָה וּבְפִסְיוֹן. בְּשֵׂעָר לָבָן וּבְמִחְיָה, בַּתְּחִלָּה, וּבְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ רִאשׁוֹן, וּבְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ שֵׁנִי, לְאַחַר הַפְּטוּר. וּבְפִסְיוֹן, בְּסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ רִאשׁוֹן, וּבְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ שֵׁנִי, לְאַחַר הַפְּטוּר. וּמִטַּמֵּא בִשְׁנֵי שָׁבוּעוֹת, שֶׁהֵן שְׁלשָׁה עָשָׂר יוֹם:

The skin of the flesh becomes unclean for two weeks and by one of three signs: by white hair or by quick flesh or by a spreading. "By white hair or by quick flesh" in the beginning, at the end of the first week, at the end of the second week, or after it had been pronounced clean. "Or by a spreading," at the end of the first week, at the end of the second week, or after it had been pronounced clean. It becomes unclean for two weeks which are thirteen days.

Mishnah Negaim 3:3 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

הַבָּתִּים מִטַּמְּאִין בִּשְׁלשָׁה שָׁבוּעוֹת וּבִשְׁלשָׁה סִימָנִים, בִּירַקְרַק וּבַאֲדַמְדַּם וּבְפִשְׂיוֹן. בִּירַקְרַק וּבַאֲדַמְדַּם, בַּתְּחִלָּה, בְּסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ רִאשׁוֹן, בְּסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ שֵׁנִי, בְּסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ שְׁלִישִׁי, לְאַחַר הַפְּטוּר. וּבְפִשְׂיוֹן, בְּסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ רִאשׁוֹן, בְּסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ שֵׁנִי, בְּסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ שְׁלִישִׁי, לְאַחַר הַפְּטוּר. וּמִטַּמְּאִין בִּשְׁלשָׁה שָׁבוּעוֹת, שֶׁהֵן תִּשְׁעָה עָשָׂר יוֹם. אֵין בַּנְּגָעִים פָּחוֹת מִשָּׁבוּעַ אֶחָד, וְלֹא יוֹתֵר עַל שְׁלשָׁה שָׁבוּעוֹת:

Houses become unclean for three weeks and by one of the following three signs: by a greenish color or by a reddish color or by a spreading. "By a greenish color or by a reddish color," in the beginning, at the end of the first week, at the end of the second week, at the end of the third week, or after they have been pronounced clean. "Or by a spreading," at the end of the first week, at the end of the second week, at the end of the third week, or after they have been pronounced clean. They become unclean for three weeks which are nineteen days. None of the leprosy signs is for less than a week or for more than three weeks.

Mishnah Negaim 3:8 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

בַּהֶרֶת כַּגְּרִיס וּבָהּ מִחְיָה כָעֲדָשָׁה וְשֵׂעָר לָבָן בְּתוֹךְ הַמִּחְיָה, הָלְכָה הַמִּחְיָה, טְמֵאָה מִפְּנֵי שֵׂעָר לָבָן. הָלַךְ שֵׂעָר לָבָן, טָמֵא מִפְּנֵי הַמִּחְיָה. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן מְטַהֵר, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁלֹּא הֲפָכַתּוּ הַבַּהֶרֶת. בַּהֶרֶת, הִיא וּמִחְיָתָהּ כַּגְּרִיס, וְשֵׂעָר לָבָן בְּתוֹךְ הַבַּהֶרֶת, הָלְכָה הַמִּחְיָה, טְמֵאָה מִפְּנֵי שֵׂעָר לָבָן. הָלַךְ שֵׂעָר לָבָן, טָמֵא מִפְּנֵי הַמִּחְיָה. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן מְטַהֵר, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁלֹּא הֲפָכַתּוּ בַהֶרֶת כַּגְּרִיס. וּמוֹדֶה, שֶׁאִם יֵשׁ בִּמְקוֹם שֵׂעָר לָבָן כַּגְּרִיס, שֶׁהוּא טָמֵא:

If a bright spot the size of a split bean had within it quick flesh the size of a lentil and there was white hair within the quick flesh: if the quick flesh disappeared the spot is unclean on account of the white hair; if the white hair disappeared it is unclean on account of the quick flesh. Rabbi Shimon makes it clean, since it was not the bright spot that caused it [the hair] to turn [white]. If a bright spot together with the quick flesh in it was of the size of a split bean and there was white hair within the spot: if the quick flesh disappeared the bright spot is unclean on account of the white hair; if the white hair disappeared it is unclean on account of the quick flesh. Rabbi Shimon says that it is clean, since it was not a bright spot the size of a split bean that caused the hair to turn [white]. He agrees that if where the white hair was, was the size of a split bean, that it is impure.

Mishnah Negaim 4:6 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

בַּהֶרֶת וּבָהּ מִחְיָה וּפִסְיוֹן, הָלְכָה הַמִּחְיָה, טְמֵאָה מִפְּנֵי הַפִּסְיוֹן. הָלַךְ הַפִּסְיוֹן, טְמֵאָה מִפְּנֵי הַמִּחְיָה. וְכֵן בְּשֵׂעָר לָבָן וּבְפִסְיוֹן. הָלְכָה וְחָזְרָה בְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ, הֲרֵי הִיא כְמוֹת שֶׁהָיְתָה. לְאַחַר הַפְּטוּר, תֵּרָאֶה כַתְּחִלָּה. הָיְתָה עַזָּה וְנַעֲשֵׂית כֵּהָה, כֵּהָה וְנַעֲשֵׂית עַזָּה, הֲרֵי הִיא כְמוֹ שֶׁהָיְתָה, וּבִלְבַד שֶׁלֹּא תִתְמַעֵט מֵאַרְבָּעָה מַרְאוֹת. כָּנְסָה וּפָשְׂתָה, פָּשְׂתָה וְכָנְסָה, רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא מְטַמֵּא, וַחֲכָמִים מְטַהֲרִין:

A bright spot which had quick flesh and a spreading: if the quick flesh disappeared it is unclean on account of the spreading; if the spreading disappeared it is unclean on account of the quick flesh. So also in the case of white hair and a spreading. If it [the bright spot] disappeared and appeared again at the end of the week, it is regarded as though it had remained as it was. If it reappeared after it had been pronounced clean, it must be inspected as a new one. If it had been bright white but was now dull white, or if it had been dull white but was now bright white, it is regarded as though it had remained as it was, provided that it does not become less white than the four principal colors. If it contracted and then spread, or if it spread and then contracted: Rabbi Akiva rules that it is unclean; But the sages rule that it is clean.

Mishnah Negaim 4:7 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

בַּהֶרֶת כַּחֲצִי גְרִיס וְאֵין בָּהּ כְּלוּם, נוֹלְדָה בַהֶרֶת כַּחֲצִי גְרִיס וּבָהּ שְׁתֵּי שְׂעָרוֹת, הֲרֵי זוֹ לְהַחְלִיט, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁאָמְרוּ, אִם בַּהֶרֶת קָדְמָה לְשֵׂעָר לָבָן, טָמֵא. וְאִם שֵׂעָר לָבָן קָדַם לְבַהֶרֶת, טָהוֹר. וְאִם סָפֵק, טָמֵא. וְרַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ קִהָה:

A bright spot the size of a split bean and there was nothing else, and then there appeared a bright spot of the size of half a split bean having two hairs, this one is declared unclean. Because they said: if the bright spot preceded the white hair he is unclean; if the white hair preceded the bright spot he is clean; and if it is doubtful he is unclean. Rabbi Joshua regards this as unsolvable.

Mishnah Negaim 4:11 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

הֶחְלִיטוֹ בְשֵׂעָר לָבָן, הָלַךְ שֵׂעָר לָבָן וְחָזַר שֵׂעָר לָבָן, וְכֵן בְּמִחְיָה וּבְפִשְׂיוֹן, בַּתְּחִלָּה וּבְּסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ רִאשׁוֹן, בְּסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ שֵׁנִי, לְאַחַר הַפְּטוּר, הֲרֵי הִיא כְמוֹ שֶׁהָיְתָה. הֶחְלִיטוֹ בְמִחְיָה, וְהָלְכָה הַמִּחְיָה וְחָזְרָה הַמִּחְיָה. וְכֵן בְּשֵׂעָר לָבָן וּבְפִשְׂיוֹן, בַּתְּחִלָּה, בְּסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ רִאשׁוֹן, בְּסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ שֵׁנִי, לְאַחַר הַפְּטוּר, הֲרֵי הִיא כְמוֹ שֶׁהָיְתָה. הֶחְלִיטוֹ בְפִשְׂיוֹן, הָלַךְ הַפִּשְׂיוֹן וְחָזַר הַפִּשְׂיוֹן. וְכֵן בְּשֵׂעָר לָבָן, בְּסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ רִאשׁוֹן, בְּסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ שֵׁנִי, לְאַחַר הַפְּטוּר, הֲרֵי הִיא כְמוֹת שֶׁהָיְתָה:

If one had been certified unclean on account of white hair, and the white hair disappeared and other white hair appeared, And so also in the case of quick flesh or a spreading, Whether this occurred in the beginning, at the end of the first week, at the end of the second week, or after he had been released from uncleanness, he is regarded as being in the same position as before. If he had been certified unclean on account of quick flesh, and the quick flesh disappeared and other quick flesh appeared, And so also in the case of white hair and spreading, Whether this occurred in the beginning, at the end of the first week, at the end of the second week, or after the man had been released from uncleanness, he is regarded as being in the same position as before. If he had been certified unclean on account of a spreading, and the spreading disappeared and another spreading appeared, And so also in the case of white hair, Whether this occurred at the end of the first week, at the end of the second week, or after the man had been released from uncleanness, he is in the same position as before.

Mishnah Negaim 5:2 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

שְׂעַר פְּקֻדָּה, עֲקַבְיָא בֶן מַהֲלַלְאֵל מְטַמֵּא, וַחֲכָמִים מְטַהֲרִין. אֵיזֶה הוּא שְׂעַר פְּקֻדָּה, מִי שֶׁהָיְתָה בוֹ בַהֶרֶת וּבָהּ שֵׂעָר לָבָן, הָלְכָה הַבַּהֶרֶת וְהִנִּיחָה לְשֵׂעָר לָבָן בִּמְקוֹמוֹ וְחָזְרָה, עֲקַבְיָא בֶן מַהֲלַלְאֵל מְטַמֵּא, וַחֲכָמִים מְטַהֲרִין. אָמַר רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא, מוֹדֶה אֲנִי בְזֶה שֶׁהוּא טָהוֹר. אֵיזֶה הוּא שְׂעַר פְּקֻדָּה, מִי שֶׁהָיְתָה בוֹ בַהֶרֶת כַּגְּרִיס וּבָהּ שְׁתֵּי שְׂעָרוֹת, וְהָלַךְ הֵימֶנָּה כַחֲצִי גְרִיס וְהִנִּיחוֹ לְשֵׂעָר לָבָן בִּמְקוֹם הַבַּהֶרֶת וְחָזַר. אָמְרוּ לוֹ, כְּשֵׁם שֶׁבִּטְּלוּ אֶת דִּבְרֵי עֲקַבְיָא, אַף דְּבָרֶיךָ אֵינָן מְקֻיָּמִין:

Deposited hair: Akaviah ben Mahalalel holds it is unclean. But the sages hold it to be clean. What is "deposited hair"? If one had a bright spot with white hair in it, and the bright spot disappeared leaving the white hair in position and then it reappeared: Akaviah ben Mahalalel holds it to be unclean, But the sages hold it to be clean. Rabbi Akiva said: in this case I agree that he is clean; But what is "deposited hair"? If one had a bright spot of the size of a split bean with two hairs in it, and a part the size of a half a split bean disappeared leaving the white hair in the place of the white spot and then it reappeared. They said to him: just as they rejected the ruling of Akaviah so is there no validity in your ruling.

Mishnah Negaim 5:3 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

כָּל סְפֵק נְגָעִים בַּתְּחִלָּה טָהוֹר, עַד שֶׁלֹּא נִזְקַק לְטֻמְאָה. מִשֶּׁנִּזְקַק לְטֻמְאָה, סְפֵקוֹ טָמֵא. כֵּיצַד. שְׁנַיִם שֶׁבָּאוּ אֵצֶל כֹּהֵן, בָּזֶה בַהֶרֶת כַּגְּרִיס וּבָזֶה כַּסֶּלַע, בְּסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ בָּזֶה כַּסֶּלַע וּבָזֶה כַּסֶּלַע, וְאֵינוֹ יָדוּעַ בְּאֵיזֶה מֵהֶן פָּשָׂה, בֵּין בְּאִישׁ אֶחָד בֵּין בִּשְׁנֵי אֲנָשִׁים, טָהוֹר. רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אוֹמֵר, בְּאִישׁ אֶחָד, טָמֵא. וּבִשְׁנֵי אֲנָשִׁים, טָהוֹר:

Any doubt in negaim in the beginning is regarded as clean before uncleanness has been established, but after uncleanness has been established a doubt is regarded as unclean. How is this so? If two men came to a priest one having a bright spot the size of a split bean and the other having one of the size of a sela, and at the end of the week each had one the size of a sela, and it is not known on which of them the spreading had occurred, Whether this occurred with one man or with two men, each is clean. Rabbi Akiva said: if one man is involved he is unclean, but if two men are involved each is clean.

Mishnah Negaim 5:4 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

גּוּפָהּ שֶׁל בַּהֶרֶת, כַּגְּרִיס הַקִּלְקִי מְרֻבָּע. מְקוֹם הַגְּרִיס, תֵּשַׁע עֲדָשׁוֹת. מְקוֹם עֲדָשָׁה, אַרְבַּע שְׂעָרוֹת. נִמְצְאוּ שְׁלשִׁים וָשֵׁשׁ שְׂעָרוֹת:

The minimum size of a bright spot must be that of a Cilician split bean squared. The space covered by a split bean equals that of nine lentils. The space covered by a lentil equals that of four hairs; It turns out that the size of a bright spot must be no less than that of thirty-six hairs.

Mishnah Negaim 6:1 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה רָאשֵׁי אֵבָרִין בָּאָדָם שֶׁאֵינָן מִטַּמְּאִין מִשּׁוּם מִחְיָה, רָאשֵׁי אֶצְבְּעוֹת יָדַיִם וְרַגְלַיִם, וְרָאשֵׁי אָזְנַיִם, וְרֹאשׁ הַחֹטֶם, וְרֹאשׁ הַגְּוִיָּה, וְרָאשֵׁי הַדַּדִּים שֶׁבָּאִשָּׁה. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, אַף שֶׁל אִישׁ. רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אוֹמֵר, אַף הַיַּבָּלוֹת וְהַדִּלְדּוּלִין אֵינָן מִטַּמְּאִין מִשּׁוּם מִחְיָה:

There are twenty-four tips of limbs in the human body that do not become unclean on account of quick flesh: the tips of the fingers and the toes, the tips of the ears, the tip of the nose, the tip of the penis; and also the nipples of a woman. Rabbi Judah says: also those of a man. Rabbi Eliezer says: also warts and warts with thin necks do not become unclean on account of quick flesh.

Mishnah Negaim 6:7 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

אֵלּוּ מְקוֹמוֹת בָּאָדָם שֶׁאֵינָן מִטַּמְּאִין בְּבַהֶרֶת, תּוֹךְ הָעַיִן, תּוֹךְ הָאֹזֶן, תּוֹךְ הַחֹטֶם, תּוֹךְ הַפֶּה, הַקְּמָטִין, וְהַקְּמָטִין שֶׁבַּצַּוָּאר, תַּחַת הַדַּד, וּבֵית הַשֶּׁחִי, כַּף הָרֶגֶל, וְהַצִּפֹּרֶן, הָרֹאשׁ, וְהַזָּקָן, הַשְּׁחִין וְהַמִּכְוָה וְהַקֶּדַח הַמּוֹרְדִין, אֵינָן מִטַּמְּאִין בַּנְּגָעִים, וְאֵינָן מִצְטָרְפִים בַּנְּגָעִים, וְאֵין הַנֶּגַע פּוֹשֶׂה לְתוֹכָן, וְאֵינָן מִטַּמְּאִין מִשּׁוּם מִחְיָה, וְאֵינָן מְעַכְּבִין אֶת הַהוֹפֵךְ כֻּלּוֹ לָבָן. חָזַר הָרֹאשׁ וְהַזָּקָן וְנִקְרְחוּ, הַשְּׁחִין וְהַמִּכְוָה וְהַקֶּדַח וְנַעֲשׂוּ צָרֶבֶת, הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ מִטַּמְּאִין בַּנְּגָעִים, וְאֵינָן מִצְטָרְפִין בַּנְּגָעִים, וְאֵין הַנֶּגַע פּוֹשֶׂה לְתוֹכָן, וְאֵינָן מִטַּמְּאִין מִשּׁוּם מִחְיָה, אֲבָל מְעַכְּבִין אֶת הַהוֹפֵךְ כֻּלּוֹ לָבָן. הָרֹאשׁ וְהַזָּקָן עַד שֶׁלֹּא הֶעֱלוּ שֵׂעָר, וְהַדִּלְדּוּלִין שֶׁבָּרֹאשׁ וְשֶׁבַּזָּקָן, נִדּוֹנִים כְּעוֹר הַבָּשָׂר:

The following places in a person do not become unclean on account of a bright spot: the inside of the eye, the inside of the ear, the inside of the nose and the inside of the mouth, wrinkles, wrinkles in the neck, under the breast and the armpit, the sole of the foot, the nails, the head and the beard; and a boil, a burn and a blister that are festering. All these: Do not become unclean on account of negaim Do not combine with other negaim, A nega is not considered to spread into them, Do not become unclean on account of quick flesh, And they do not act to prevent a person from being considered to have turned completely white. If subsequently a bald spot arose in the head or beard, or if a boil, a burn or a blister formed a scar: They may become unclean by negaim, But they do not combine with other negaim, A nega is not considered to spread into them, And they do not become unclean on account of quick flesh. But they do act to prevent a person from being considered to have all turned white. The head and the beard before they have grown hair, and warts with thin necks on the head or the beard, are treated as the skin of the flesh.

Mishnah Negaim 6:8 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

אֵלּוּ בֶהָרוֹת טְהוֹרוֹת. שֶׁהָיוּ בוֹ קֹדֶם לְמַתַּן תּוֹרָה, בְּנָכְרִי וְנִתְגַּיֵּר, בְּקָטָן וְנוֹלַד, בְּקֶמֶט וְנִגְלָה, בָּרֹאשׁ וּבַזָּקָן, בַּשְּׁחִין וּבַמִּכְוָה וְקֶדַח וּבַמּוֹרְדִין. חָזַר הָרֹאשׁ וְהַזָּקָן וְנִקְרְחוּ, הַשְּׁחִין וְהַמִּכְוָה וְהַקֶּדַח וְנַעֲשׂוּ צָרֶבֶת, טְהוֹרִים. הָרֹאשׁ וְהַזָּקָן עַד שֶׁלֹּא הֶעֱלוּ שֵׂעָר, הֶעֱלוּ שֵׂעָר וְנִקְרְחוּ, הַשְּׁחִין וְהַמִּכְוָה וְהַקֶּדַח עַד שֶׁלֹּא נַעֲשׂוּ צָרֶבֶת, נַעֲשׂוּ צָרֶבֶת וְחָיוּ, רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר בֶּן יַעֲקֹב מְטַמֵּא, שֶׁתְּחִלָּתָן וְסוֹפָן טָמֵא. וַחֲכָמִים מְטַהֲרִים:

The following bright spots are clean:Those that one had before the Torah was given, Those that a non-Jew had when he converted; Or a child when it was born, Or those that were in a crease and were subsequently uncovered. If they were on the head or the beard, on a boil, a burn or a blister that is festering, and subsequently the head or the beard became bald, and the boil, burn or blister turned into a scar, they are clean. If they were on the head or the beard before they grew hair, and they then grew hair and subsequently became bald, or if they were on the body before the boil, burn or blister before they were festering and then these formed a scar or were healed: Rabbi Eliezer ben Jacob said that they are unclean since at the beginning and at the end they were unclean, But the sages say: they are clean.

Mishnah Negaim 7:1 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

בַּהֶרֶת וְאֵין בָּהּ כְּלוּם, בַּתְּחִלָּה, בְּסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ רִאשׁוֹן, יַסְגִּיר. בְּסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ שֵׁנִי, לְאַחַר הַפְּטוּר, יִפְטֹר. עוֹדֵהוּ מַסְגִּירוֹ וּפוֹטֵר וְנוֹלְדוּ לוֹ סִימָנֵי טֻמְאָה, יַחְלִיט. בַּהֶרֶת וּבָהּ סִימָנֵי טֻמְאָה, יַחְלִיט. עוֹדֵהוּ מַחְלִיטוֹ וְהָלְכוּ לָהֶן סִימָנֵי טֻמְאָה, בַּתְּחִלָּה, בְּסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ רִאשׁוֹן, יַסְגִּיר. בְּסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ שֵׁנִי, לְאַחַר הַפְּטוּר, יִפְטֹר:

A bright spot in which there were no signs of uncleanness: At the beginning, or at the end of the first week, he is isolated; At the end of the second week or after it had been pronounced clean, he is pronounced clean. If while the priest was about to isolate him or to pronounce him clean, signs of uncleanness appeared in it, he certifies him as unclean. A bright spot in which there are signs of uncleanness, he certifies him as unclean. If while the priest was about to certify it as unclean the signs of uncleanness disappeared: If at the beginning, or at the end of the first week, he isolates him; But if at the end of the second week or after the spot had been pronounced clean, he is pronounced clean.

Mishnah Negaim 7:3 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

הַתּוֹלֵשׁ סִימָנֵי טֻמְאָה, וְהַכּוֹוֶה אֶת הַמִּחְיָה, עוֹבֵר בְּלֹא תַעֲשֶׂה. וּלְטָהֳרָה, עַד שֶׁלֹּא בָא אֵצֶל הַכֹּהֵן, טָהוֹר. לְאַחַר הֶחְלֵטוֹ, טָמֵא. אָמַר רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא, שָׁאַלְתִּי אֶת רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל וְאֶת רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ הוֹלְכִין לְגַדְוָד, בְּתוֹךְ הֶסְגֵּרוֹ, מַה הוּא. אָמְרוּ לִי, לֹא שָׁמַעְנוּ. אֲבָל שָׁמַעְנוּ, עַד שֶׁלֹּא בָא אֵצֶל הַכֹּהֵן, טָהוֹר, לְאַחַר הֶחְלֵטוֹ, טָמֵא. הִתְחַלְתִּי מֵבִיא לָהֶם רְאָיוֹת. אֶחָד עוֹמֵד בִּפְנֵי הַכֹּהֵן וְאֶחָד בְּתוֹךְ הֶסְגֵּרוֹ, טָהוֹר, עַד שֶׁיְּטַמְּאֶנּוּ הַכֹּהֵן. מֵאֵימָתַי הִיא טָהֳרָתוֹ, רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אוֹמֵר, לִכְשֶׁיִּוָּלֶד לוֹ נֶגַע אַחֵר וְיִטְהַר מִמֶּנּוּ. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים, עַד שֶׁתִּפְרַח בְּכֻלּוֹ, אוֹ עַד שֶׁתִּתְמַעֵט בַּהַרְתּוֹ מִכַּגְּרִיס:

One who plucks out signs of uncleanness or burns quick flesh transgresses a negative commandment. And as regards cleanness: If they were plucked out before he came to the priest, he is clean; But if after he had been certified as unclean, he remains unclean. Rabbi Akiva said: I asked Rabban Gamaliel and Rabbi Joshua while they were on the way to Narbata, "What is the ruling if the plucking occurred while he was isolated?" They said to me, "We did not hear anything [about this case], but we have heard that if they were plucked before he came to the priest he is clean, and if after he had been certified as unclean he remains unclean." I began to bring them proofs: whether the man stands before the priest or whether he is isolated, he is clean unless the priest had pronounced him unclean. When does he attain cleanness [after he has been certified unclean]? Rabbi Eliezer says: after another nega arises in him and he has attained cleanness after it. But the sages says: only after another nega has spread over his whole body or after his bright spot has been reduced to less than the size of a split bean.

Mishnah Negaim 7:4 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

כֹּל הָרָאוּי לִטַּמֵּא בְנֶגַע הַבַּהֶרֶת, מְעַכֵּב אֶת הַפְּרִיחָה. כֹּל שֶׁאֵינוֹ רָאוּי לִטַּמֵּא בְנֶגַע הַבַּהֶרֶת, אֵינוֹ מְעַכֵּב אֶת הַפְּרִיחָה. כֵּיצַד. פָּרְחָה בְכֻלּוֹ, אֲבָל לֹא בָרֹאשׁ וּבַזָּקָן, בַּשְּׁחִין, בַּמִּכְוָה וּבַקֶּדַח הַמּוֹרְדִין, חָזַר הָרֹאשׁ וְהַזָּקָן וְנִקְרְחוּ, הַשְּׁחִין וְהַמִּכְוָה וְהַקֶּדַח וְנַעֲשׂוּ צָרֶבֶת, טְהוֹרִים. פָּרְחָה בְכֻלּוֹ, אֲבָל לֹא בְכַחֲצִי עֲדָשָׁה הַסָּמוּךְ לָרֹאשׁ וְלַזָּקָן, לַשְּׁחִין, לַמִּכְוָה, וְלַקֶּדַח, חָזַר הָרֹאשׁ וְהַזָּקָן וְנִקְרְחוּ, הַשְּׁחִין וְהַמִּכְוָה וְהַקֶּדַח וְנַעֲשׂוּ צָרֶבֶת, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁנַּעֲשָׂה מְקוֹם הַמִּחְיָה בַּהֶרֶת, טָמֵא, עַד שֶׁתִּפְרַח בְּכֻלּוֹ:

Any part [of the body] that can be subject to the uncleanness of a bright spot nega can prevent the effectiveness of the breaking out [over the entire body], and any part that cannot be subject to the uncleanness of a bright spot nega does not prevent the effectiveness of the breaking out abroad. How so? If it broke out covering all of his skin, but not on the head or the beard, or on a festering boil, burn or blister, and then the head or the beard became bald, or the boil, burn or blister turned into a scar, he is clean. If it broke out covering all of his skin, except a spot of the size of half a lentil near the head or beard, or near a boil, burn or blister, and then the head or the beard became bald, or the boil, burn or blister turned into a scar, even though the place of the quick flesh became a bright spot, he is unclean unless it breaks out covering all his body.

Mishnah Negaim 8:5 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

שְׁתֵּי בֶהָרוֹת, אַחַת טְמֵאָה וְאַחַת טְהוֹרָה, פָּרְחָה מִזּוֹ לָזוֹ וְאַחַר כָּךְ פָּרְחָה בְכֻלּוֹ, טָהוֹר. בִּשְׂפָתוֹ הָעֶלְיוֹנָה, בִּשְׂפָתוֹ הַתַּחְתּוֹנָה, בִּשְׁתֵּי אֶצְבְּעוֹתָיו, בִּשְׁנֵי רִיסֵי עֵינָיו, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁמְּדֻבָּקִים זֶה לָזֶה וְהֵם נִרְאִים כְּאֶחָד, טָהוֹר. פָּרְחָה בְכֻלּוֹ, אֲבָל לֹא בַבֹּהַק, טָמֵא. חָזְרוּ בוֹ רָאשֵׁי אֵבָרִים כְּמִין בֹּהַק, טָהוֹר. חָזְרוּ בוֹ רָאשֵׁי אֵבָרִים פָּחוֹת מִכָּעֲדָשָׁה, רַבִּי מֵאִיר מְטַמֵּא. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים, בֹּהַק פָּחוֹת מִכָּעֲדָשָׁה, סִימַן טֻמְאָה בַתְּחִלָּה, וְאֵין סִימַן טֻמְאָה בַסּוֹף:

If there were two bright spots, one unclean and the other clean, and they broke out from one to the other, and then [a nega] broke out covering all of his skin, he is clean. [If the bright spots] were on his upper lip and lower lip, or on two of his fingers, or on his two eyelids, even though they cleave together and appear as one, he is clean. If it broke out covering all his skin except white scurf, he is unclean. If the ends of his limbs reappeared in the color of white scurf, he is clean. If the ends of his limbs reappeared to the extent of less than a lentil: Rabbi Meir rules that he is unclean, But the sages rule that a piece of white scurf less in size than a lentil, is a sign of uncleanness in the beginning, but it is not a sign of uncleanness at the end.

Mishnah Negaim 8:6 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

הַבָּא כֻלּוֹ לָבָן, יַסְגִּיר. נוֹלַד לוֹ שֵׂעָר לָבָן, יַחְלִיט. הִשְׁחִירוּ שְׁתֵּיהֶם אוֹ אַחַת מֵהֶן, הִקְצִירוּ שְׁתֵּיהֶן אוֹ אַחַת מֵהֶן, נִסְמַךְ הַשְּׁחִין לִשְׁתֵּיהֶן אוֹ לְאַחַת מֵהֶן, הִקִּיף הַשְּׁחִין אֶת שְׁתֵּיהֶן אוֹ אֶת אַחַת מֵהֶן, אוֹ חִלְּקָן הַשְּׁחִין וּמִחְיַת הַשְּׁחִין הַמִּכְוָה וּמִחְיַת הַמִּכְוָה וְהַבֹּהַק. נוֹלַד לוֹ מִחְיָה אוֹ שֵׂעָר לָבָן, טָמֵא. לֹא נוֹלַד לוֹ לֹא מִחְיָה וְלֹא שֵׂעָר לָבָן, טָהוֹר. וְכֻלָּן שֶׁחָזְרוּ בָהֶן רָאשֵׁי אֵבָרִים, הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ כְמוֹת שֶׁהָיוּ. פָּרְחָה בְמִקְצָתוֹ, טָמֵא. פָּרְחָה בְכֻלּוֹ, הֲרֵי הוּא טָהוֹר:

One who came [in front of the priest] with all his body white is isolated. If white hair grew, he is certified unclean. If both hairs or one of them turned black, If both or one of them became short, If a boil adjoined both or one of them, If a boil surrounded both or one of them, Or if a boil, the quick flesh of a boil, a burn, the quick flesh of a burn, or white scurf divided them [he is pure]. If quick flesh or white hair arose, he is unclean; But if neither quick flesh nor white hair arose he is clean. In all these cases if the ends of his limbs reappeared he remains as he was before. If the nega broke out, covering a part of him, he is unclean. If it broke out covering all of them, he is clean.

Mishnah Negaim 8:7 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

הַשְּׁחִין וְהַמִּכְוָה מִטַּמְּאִין בְּשָׁבוּעַ אֶחָד, בִּשְׁנֵי סִימָנִים, בְּשֵׂעָר לָבָן וּבְפִשְׂיוֹן. אֵיזֶה הוּא הַשְּׁחִין. לָקָה בְעֵץ אוֹ בְאֶבֶן אוֹ בְגֶפֶת אוֹ בְמֵי טְבֶרְיָא, כֹּל שֶׁאֵינוֹ מֵחֲמַת הָאֵשׁ, זֶה הוּא שְׁחִין. אֵיזוֹ הִיא מִכְוָה. נִכְוָה בְגַחֶלֶת אוֹ בְרֶמֶץ, כֹּל שֶׁהוּא מֵחֲמַת הָאֵשׁ, זוֹ הִיא מִכְוָה:

A boil or a burn may become unclean in a week and by two signs: by white hair or by a spreading. What is a "boil"? An injury received from wood, stone, peat, or the waters of Tiberias, of from any other object whose heat is not due to fire is a boil. What exactly is a "burn"? A burn caused by a live coal, hot embers, or any object whose heat is due to fire is a burning.

Mishnah Negaim 9:1 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

הַשְּׁחִין וְהַמִּכְוָה אֵין מִצְטָרְפִין זֶה עִם זֶה, וְאֵין פּוֹשִׂין מִזֶּה לָזֶה, וְאֵין פּוֹשִׂין לְעוֹר הַבָּשָׂר, וְלֹא עוֹר הַבָּשָׂר פּוֹשֶׂה לְתוֹכָן. הָיוּ מוֹרְדִין, טְהוֹרִין. עָשׂוּ קְרוּם כִּקְלִפַּת הַשּׁוּם, זוֹ הִיא צָרֶבֶת הַשְּׁחִין הָאֲמוּרָה בַתּוֹרָה. חָזְרוּ וְחָיוּ, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁמְּקוֹמָן צַלֶּקֶת, נִדּוֹנִין כְּעוֹר הַבָּשָׂר:

A boil and a burn do not combine, nor do they spread from one to the other, nor do they spread from there to the skin of the flesh, nor does [a nega] on the skin of the flesh spread to them. If they were festering they are clean. If they formed a scale as thick as garlic peel, such is the scar of the boil that is spoken of in the Torah. If they were subsequently healed, even though there was a mark in their place, they are regarded as the skin of the flesh.

Mishnah Negaim 9:2 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

שָׁאֲלוּ אֶת רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר, מִי שֶׁעָלְתָה לְתוֹךְ יָדוֹ בַּהֶרֶת כַּסֶּלַע וּמְקוֹמָהּ צָרֶבֶת שְׁחִין. אָמַר לָהֶם, יַסְגִּיר. אָמְרוּ לוֹ, לָמָּה, לְגַדֵּל שֵׂעָר לָבָן אֵינָהּ רְאוּיָה, וּלְפִשְׂיוֹן אֵינָהּ פּוֹשָׂה, וּלְמִחְיָה אֵינָהּ מִטַּמָּא. אָמַר לָהֶן, שֶׁמָּא תִכְנֹס וְתִפְשֶׂה. אָמְרוּ לוֹ, וַהֲלֹא מְקוֹמָהּ כַּגְּרִיס. אָמַר לָהֶן, לֹא שָׁמַעְתִּי. אָמַר לוֹ רַבִּי יְהוּדָה בֶן בְּתֵירָא, אֲלַמֵּד בּוֹ. אָמַר לוֹ, אִם לְקַיֵּם דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים, הֵין. אָמַר לוֹ, שֶׁמָּא יִוָּלֵד לוֹ שְׁחִין אַחֵר חוּצָה לוֹ וְיִפְשֶׂה לְתוֹכוֹ. אָמַר לוֹ, חָכָם גָּדוֹל אַתָּה שֶׁקִּיַּמְתָּ דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים:

They asked R. Eliezer: "[What is the ruling concerning] one who had a bright spot the size of a sela form on the inside of his hand and it covered up the scar of a boil?" He replied: "He should be isolated." They said to him: "Why? Since it is neither capable of growing white hair nor can it effectively spread nor does quick flesh cause it to be unclean?" He replied, "It is possible that it will contract and then spread again." They said to him, "But what about when its only the size of a split bean?' He said to them: I have not heard anything. Rabbi Judah ben Batera said to him, "Can I teach something about this?" He replied, "If you would thereby confirm the ruling of the sages, go ahead." He said, "Lest another boil would arise outside it and spread into it. He replied: "You are a great scholar for you have confirmed the words of the sages."

Mishnah Negaim 9:3 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

הַצּוֹמֵחַ מַצִּיל מִיַּד הַשֵּׂעָר צָהֹב וּמִיַּד הַפִּשְׂיוֹן, מְכֻנָּס, וּמְפֻזָּר, מְבֻצָּר, וְשֶׁלֹּא מְבֻצָּר. וְהַמְשֹׁאָר מַצִּיל מִיַּד שֵׂעָר צָהֹב וּמִיַּד הַפִּשְׂיוֹן, מְכֻנָּס, וּמְפֻזָּר, וּמְבֻצָּר. וְאֵינוֹ מַצִּיל מִן הַצַּד, עַד שֶׁיְּהֵא רָחוֹק מִן הַקָּמָה מְקוֹם שְׁתֵּי שְׂעָרוֹת. אַחַת צְהֻבָּה וְאַחַת שְׁחֹרָה, אַחַת צְהֻבָּה וְאַחַת לְבָנָה, אֵינָן מַצִּילוֹת:

[Black hair] that sprouts up affords protection against yellow hair and against a spreading, whether it was clustered together or dispersed, whether it was encompassed or unencompassed. And that which is left [over from before the scall] affords protection against yellow hair and against a spreading, whether it is clustered together or dispersed, and also when encompassed, but it affords no protection where it is at the side unless it is distant from the standing hair by the place of two hairs. If one hair was yellow and the other black, or if one was yellow and the other white, they afford no protection.

Mishnah Negaim 10:3 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

מִי שֶׁהָיָה בוֹ נֶתֶק כַּגְּרִיס, וְנִתַּק כָּל רֹאשׁוֹ, טָהוֹר. הָרֹאשׁ וְהַזָּקָן אֵין מְעַכְּבִין זֶה אֶת זֶה, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי יְהוּדָה. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר, מְעַכְּבִין זֶה אֶת זֶה. אָמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן, וְדִין הוּא, מָה אִם עוֹר הַפָּנִים וְעוֹר הַבָּשָׂר, שֶׁיֵּשׁ דָּבָר אַחֵר מַפְסִיק בֵּינֵיהֶם, מְעַכְּבִין זֶה אֶת זֶה, הָרֹאשׁ וְהַזָּקָן שֶׁאֵין דָּבָר אַחֵר מַפְסִיק בֵּינֵיהֶם, אֵינוֹ דִין שֶׁיְּעַכְּבוּ זֶה אֶת זֶה. הָרֹאשׁ וְהַזָּקָן אֵין מִצְטָרְפִין זֶה עִם זֶה, וְאֵין פּוֹשִׂין מִזֶּה לָזֶה. אֵיזֶה הוּא זָקָן, מִן הַפֶּרֶק שֶׁל לֶחִי עַד פִּקָּה שֶׁל גַּרְגָּרֶת:

If one had a scall the size of a split bean and it spread over all his head he becomes clean. The head and the beard do not prevent [one another], the words of Rabbi Judah. Rabbi Shimon says: they do prevent. Rabbi Shimon said: Is there not a logical inference: if the skin of the face and the skin of the body, between which something intervenes, do prevent [one another], the head and the beard, between which nothing intervenes, should they not also prevent [one another]? The head and the beard do not combine, nor is a spreading from one to the other effective. What exactly counts as the beard? From the joint of the jaw to the thyroid cartilage.

Mishnah Negaim 10:9 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

הַקָּרַחַת וְהַגַּבַּחַת מִטַּמְּאוֹת בִּשְׁנֵי שָׁבוּעוֹת, בִּשְׁנֵי סִימָנִים, בְּמִחְיָה וּבְפִסְיוֹן. אֵיזוֹ הִיא קָרַחַת, אָכַל נֶשֶׁם, סָךְ נֶשֶׁם, מַכָּה שֶׁאֵינָהּ רְאוּיָה לְגַדֵּל שֵׂעָר. אֵיזוֹ הִיא קָרַחַת, מִן הַקָּדְקֹד הַשּׁוֹפֵעַ לַאֲחוֹרָיו עַד פִּקָּה שֶׁל צַוָּאר. אֵיזוֹ הִיא גַּבַּחַת, מִן הַקָּדְקֹד הַשּׁוֹפֵעַ לְפָנָיו עַד כְּנֶגֶד שֵׂעָר מִלְמַעְלָן. הַקָּרַחַת וְהַגַּבַּחַת אֵינָן מִצְטָרְפוֹת זוֹ עִם זוֹ, וְאֵינָן פּוֹשׂוֹת מִזּוֹ לָזוֹ. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, אִם יֵשׁ שֵׂעָר בֵּינֵיהֶן, אֵינָן מִצְטָרְפוֹת. וְאִם לָאו, הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ מִצְטָרְפוֹת:

Scalp baldness (karahat) or forehead baldness (gabahat) may become unclean in two weeks and by two signs: by quick flesh or by spreading. What constitutes baldness? If one ate neshem or smeared himself with neshem or had a wound from which hair can no longer grow. What is the extent of scalp baldness? From the crown sloping backwards to the protruding cartilage of the neck. What is the extent of forehead baldness? From the crown sloping forwards to the region facing the hair above. Scalp baldness and forehead baldness cannot be combined, nor is spreading from one to the other effective. Rabbi Judah says: if there is hair between them they cannot be combined, but if there is none they must be combined.

Mishnah Negaim 10:10 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

הָעוֹמֵד בָּרִאשׁוֹן, יְכַבֵּס וְיַסְגִּיר. הָעוֹמֵד בַּשֵּׁנִי, יִשָּׂרֵף. הַפּוֹשֶׂה בָזֶה וּבָזֶה, יִשָּׂרֵף. הִכְהָה בַתְּחִלָּה, רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל אוֹמֵר, יְכַבֵּס וְיַסְגִּיר. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים, אֵינוֹ זָקוּק לוֹ. הִכְהָה בָרִאשׁוֹן, יְכַבֵּס וְיַסְגִּיר. הִכְהָה בַשֵּׁנִי, קוֹרְעוֹ וְשׂוֹרֵף מַה שֶּׁקָּרַע. וְצָרִיךְ מַטְלִית. רַבִּי נְחֶמְיָה אוֹמֵר, אֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ מַטְלִית:

[A nega] that remained unchanged during the first week must be washed and isolated. One that remains unchanged during the second week must be burned. One that spread during the first or the second week must be burned. If it becomes dimmer in the beginning: Rabbi Ishmael says: it should be washed and isolated. But the sages say: he is not required [to do so]. If the nega became dimmer during the first week it must be washed and isolated. If it became dimmer during the second week it must be torn out, and that which is torn out must be burnt, and it is necessary for a patch to be put on. Rabbi Nehemiah says: a patch is not necessary.

Mishnah Negaim 11:5 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

קַיְטָא שֶׁיֶּשׁ בָּהּ פִּסְפָּסִים צְבוּעִים וּלְבָנִים, פּוֹשִׂין מִזֶּה לָזֶה. שָׁאֲלוּ אֶת רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר, וַהֲרֵי הוּא פִסְפָּס יָחִיד. אָמַר לָהֶן, לֹא שָׁמַעְתִּי. אָמַר לוֹ רַבִּי יְהוּדָה בֶן בְּתֵירָא, אֲלַמֵּד בּוֹ. אָמַר לוֹ, אִם לְקַיֵּם דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים, הֵן. אָמַר לוֹ, שֶׁמָּא יַעֲמֹד בּוֹ שְׁנֵי שָׁבוּעוֹת, וְהָעוֹמֵד בַּבְּגָדִים שְׁנֵי שָׁבוּעוֹת טָמֵא. אָמַר לוֹ, חָכָם גָּדוֹל אַתָּה, שֶׁקִּיַּמְתָּ דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים. הַפִּשְׂיוֹן הַסָּמוּךְ, כָּל שֶׁהוּא. הָרָחוֹק, כַּגְּרִיס. וְהַחוֹזֵר, כַּגְּרִיס:

A screen that had colored and white stripes, a nega may effectively spread from one to the other. They asked Rabbi Eliezer: But the white stripe is separate? He replied: I have heard no ruling on this question. Rabbi Judah ben Batera said to him: Shall I derive the answer? He replied: If this would confirm the words of the sages, then yes! He said back: It is possible that it would remain on it in an unchanged condition for two weeks, and that which remains unchanged on garments for two weeks is unclean. He said to him: You are a great sage, for you have confirmed the words of the sages. A spreading that is close [to the original nega is effective] however small it may be. One that is distant [is effective only] if it is of the size of a split bean. And one that reappears [is effective only if it is] of the size of a split bean.

Mishnah Negaim 11:7 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

כֹּל הָרָאוּי לִטַּמֵּא טְמֵא מֵת, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵינוֹ רָאוּי לִטַּמֵּא מִדְרָס, מִטַּמֵּא בַנְּגָעִים. כְּגוֹן קֶלַע שֶׁל סְפִינָה, וּוִילוֹן, וְשָׁבִיס שֶׁל סְבָכָה, וּמִטְפָּחוֹת שֶׁל סְפָרִים, וְגַלְגִּלּוֹן, וּרְצוּעוֹת מִנְעָל וְסַנְדָּל שֶׁיֶּשׁ בָּהֶן רֹחַב כַּגְּרִיס, הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ מִטַּמְּאִין בַּנְּגָעִים. סָגוֹס שֶׁנִּרְאָה בוֹ נֶגַע, רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר בֶּן יַעֲקֹב אוֹמֵר, עַד שֶׁיֵּרָאֶה בָאָרִיג וּבַמּוֹכִין. הַחֵמֶת וְהַתּוּרְמָל נִרְאִין כְּדַרְכָּן, וּפוֹשֶׂה מִתּוֹכוֹ לַאֲחוֹרָיו וּמֵאֲחוֹרָיו לְתוֹכוֹ:

Any object that is susceptible to corpse uncleanness, though not susceptible to midras uncleanness, is still susceptible to negaim uncleanness. For instance: the sail of a ship, a curtain, the forehead band of a hair-net, the wrappings of scrolls, a coiled belt, the straps of a shoe or sandal that are at least as wide as a split bean, Behold these are susceptible to the uncleanness of negaim. A thick cloak on which a nega appeared: Rabbi Eliezer ben Jacob says: unless it appears on the texture and on the stuffing. A skin bottle or a shepherd's leather wallet are inspected in the position in which they are used, and a nega may effectively spread from its inner side to its outer side and from its outer side to its inner side.

Mishnah Negaim 11:11 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

כָּל הַבָּתִּים מִטַּמְּאִין בַּנְּגָעִים, חוּץ מִשֶּׁל נָכְרִים. הַלּוֹקֵחַ בָּתִּים מִן הַנָּכְרִים, יֵרָאוּ בַתְּחִלָּה. בַּיִת עָגֹל, בַּיִת טְרִיגוֹן, בַּיִת הַבָּנוּי בִּסְפִינָה אוֹ בְאַסְקַרְיָא, עַל אַרְבַּע קוֹרוֹת, אֵינוֹ מִטַּמֵּא בַנְּגָעִים. וְאִם הָיָה מְרֻבָּע, אֲפִלּוּ עַל אַרְבָּעָה עַמּוּדִים, מִטַּמֵּא:

All houses may contract negaim uncleanness, except those of non-Jews. If one bought houses from non-Jews, any it must be inspected as if they had then first appeared. A round house, a triangular house, or a house built on a ship, on a raft or on four beams, is not susceptible to negaim uncleanness. But if it was four-sided, even if it was built on four pillars, it is susceptible to uncleanness.

Mishnah Negaim 12:1 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

כֵּיצַד רְאִיַּת הַבָּיִת. וּבָא אֲשֶׁר לוֹ הַבַּיִת וְהִגִּיד לַכֹּהֵן לֵאמֹר כְּנֶגַע נִרְאָה לִי בַּבָּיִת (ויקרא יד). אֲפִלּוּ תַלְמִיד חָכָם וְיוֹדֵעַ שֶׁהוּא נֶגַע וַדַּאי, לֹא יִגְזֹר וְיֹאמַר נֶגַע נִרְאָה לִי בַּבָּיִת, אֶלָּא כְּנֶגַע נִרְאָה לִי בַּבָּיִת. וְצִוָּה הַכֹּהֵן וּפִנּוּ אֶת הַבַּיִת (בְּטֶרֶם יָבֹא הַכֹּהֵן לִרְאוֹת אֶת הַנֶּגַע וְלֹא יִטְמָא כָּל אֲשֶׁר בַּבָּיִת וְאַחַר כֵּן יָבֹא הַכֹּהֵן לִרְאוֹת אֶת הַבָּיִת) (שם), וַאֲפִלּוּ חֲבִילֵי עֵצִים, וַאֲפִלּוּ חֲבִילֵי קָנִים, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי יְהוּדָה. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר, עֵסֶק הוּא לַפִּנּוּי. אָמַר רַבִּי מֵאִיר, וְכִי מָה מִטַּמֵּא לוֹ. אִם תֹּאמַר, כְּלֵי עֵצָיו וּבְגָדָיו וּמַתְּכוֹתָיו, מַטְבִּילָן וְהֵן טְהוֹרִים. עַל מֶה חָסָה הַתּוֹרָה. עַל כְּלֵי חַרְסוֹ וְעַל פַּכּוֹ וְעַל טִפְיוֹ. אִם כָּךְ חָסָה הַתּוֹרָה עַל מָמוֹנוֹ הַבָּזוּי, קַל וָחֹמֶר עַל מָמוֹנוֹ הֶחָבִיב. אִם כָּךְ עַל מָמוֹנוֹ, קַל וָחֹמֶר עַל נֶפֶשׁ בָּנָיו וּבְנוֹתָיו. אִם כָּךְ עַל שֶׁל רָשָׁע, קַל וָחֹמֶר עַל שֶׁל צַדִּיק:

What is the procedure for the inspection of a house? "The owner of the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, "Something like a plague has appeared upon my house" (Leviticus 14:35). Even if he is a learned sage and knows that it is definitely a nega, he may not speak with certainty saying, "A plague has appeared upon my house," but rather, "Something like a plague has appeared upon my house." "The priest shall order the house cleared before the priest enters to examine the plague, so that nothing in the house may become unclean; after that the priest shall enter to examine the house." Even bundles of wood and even bundles of reeds [must be removed], the words of Rabbi Judah. Rabbi Shimon said: clearing keeps him occupied. Rabbi Meir said: But which [of his goods] could become unclean? If you were to say, his articles of wood, of cloth or of metal, he could immerse them and they will become clean. What is it that the Torah has spared? His earthenware, even his cruse and his bucket. If the Torah thus spared a man's humble possessions, how much more so would it spare his cherished possessions! If for his material possessions, how much more so for the life of his sons and daughters! If for the possessions of a wicked man, how much more so for the possessions of a righteous one!

Mishnah Negaim 12:5 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

אֵינוֹ הוֹלֵךְ לְתוֹךְ בֵּיתוֹ וּמַסְגִּיר, וְלֹא בְתוֹךְ הַבַּיִת שֶׁהַנֶּגַע בְּתוֹכוֹ וּמַסְגִּיר, אֶלָּא עוֹמֵד עַל פֶּתַח הַבַּיִת שֶׁהַנֶּגַע בְּתוֹכוֹ וּמַסְגִּיר, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ויקרא יד), וְיָצָא הַכֹּהֵן מִן הַבַּיִת אֶל פֶּתַח הַבָּיִת וְהִסְגִּיר אֶת הַבַּיִת שִׁבְעַת יָמִים. וּבָא בְסוֹף הַשָּׁבוּעַ וְרָאָה אִם פָּשָׂה, וְצִוָּה הַכֹּהֵן וְחִלְּצוּ אֶת הָאֲבָנִים אֲשֶׁר בָּהֵן הַנָּגַע וְהִשְׁלִיכוּ אֶתְהֶן אֶל מִחוּץ לָעִיר אֶל מָקוֹם טָמֵא. וְלָקְחוּ אֲבָנִים אֲחֵרוֹת וְהֵבִיאוּ אֶל תַּחַת הָאֲבָנִים וְעָפָר אַחֵר יִקַּח וְטָח אֶת הַבָּיִת (שם). אֵינוֹ נוֹטֵל אֲבָנִים מִצַּד זֶה וּמֵבִיא לְצַד זֶה, וְלֹא עָפָר מִצַּד זֶה וּמֵבִיא לְצַד זֶה, וְלֹא סִיד מִכָּל מָקוֹם. אֵינוֹ מֵבִיא לֹא אַחַת תַּחַת שְׁתַּיִם וְלֹא שְׁתַּיִם תַּחַת אַחַת, אֶלָּא מֵבִיא שְׁתַּיִם תַּחַת שְׁתַּיִם, תַּחַת שָׁלשׁ, תַּחַת אַרְבַּע. מִכָּאן אָמְרוּ, אוֹי לָרָשָׁע אוֹי לִשְׁכֵנוֹ, שְׁנֵיהֶן חוֹלְצִין, שְׁנֵיהֶן קוֹצְעִין, שְׁנֵיהֶן מְבִיאִין אֶת הָאֲבָנִים. אֲבָל הוּא לְבַדּוֹ מֵבִיא אֶת הֶעָפָר, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (שם), וְעָפָר אַחֵר יִקַּח וְטָח אֶת הַבָּיִת, אֵין חֲבֵרוֹ מִטַּפֵּל עִמּוֹ בַּטִּיחָה:

[The priest] must not go into his own house to isolate it, nor may he stand within the house in which there is a nega. Rather, he must stand at the door of the house in which is there is a nega, and isolate it from there, as it is said, "The priest shall come out of the house to the entrance of the house, and close up the house for seven days" (Leviticus 14:38). He comes again at the end of the week and inspects the sign to see if it spread. "The priest shall order the stones with the plague in them to be pulled out and cast outside the city into an unclean place" (v.. "They shall take other stones and replace those stones with them, and take other dirt and plaster the house" (v.. He must not take stones from the one side and bring them to the other; nor earth from the one side and bring it to the other; nor lime from anywhere. He must not bring one stone to replace two, nor two to replace one. But he can bring two to replace two or to replace three or to replace four. From here they have said: Woe to the wicked, woe to his neighbor. Both must take out the stones, both must scrape the walls, and both must bring the new stones. He alone, however, brings the earth, as it is said, "And he shall take other coating and plaster the house." His neighbor need not join with him in the plastering.

Mishnah Negaim 12:6 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

עֲשָׂרָה בָתִּים הֵן, הַכֵּהֶה בָרִאשׁוֹן, וְהַהוֹלֵךְ לוֹ, קוֹלְפוֹ וְהוּא טָהוֹר. הַכֵּהֶה בַשֵּׁנִי, וְהַהוֹלֵךְ לוֹ, קוֹלְפוֹ וְהוּא טָעוּן צִפֳּרִים. הַפּוֹשֶׂה בָרִאשׁוֹן, חוֹלֵץ וְקוֹצֶה וְטָח וְנוֹתֵן לוֹ שָׁבוּעַ. חָזַר, יִנָּתֵץ. לֹא חָזַר, טָעוּן צִפֳּרִים. עָמַד בָּרִאשׁוֹן וּפָשָׂה בַשֵּׁנִי, חוֹלֵץ וְקוֹצֶה וְטָח וְנוֹתֵן לוֹ שָׁבוּעַ. חָזַר, יִנָּתֵץ. לֹא חָזַר, טָעוּן צִפֳּרִים. עָמַד בָּזֶה וּבָזֶה, חוֹלֵץ וְקוֹצֶה וְטָח וְנוֹתֵן לוֹ שָׁבוּעַ. חָזַר, יִנָּתֵץ. לֹא חָזַר, טָעוּן צִפֳּרִים. אִם עַד שֶׁלֹּא טִהֲרוֹ בַצִּפֳּרִים נִרְאָה בוֹ נֶגַע, הֲרֵי זֶה יִנָּתֵץ. וְאִם מִשֶּׁטִּהֲרוֹ בַצִּפֳּרִים נִרְאָה בוֹ נֶגַע, יֵרָאֶה בַּתְּחִלָּה:

There are ten [laws concerning the negaim in] houses:(1 + If during the first week a nega became faint or disappeared, it must be scraped and is then clean. (3 + If during the second week it became faint or disappeared, it must be scraped and the owner must bring the birds. If it spread during the first week, the stones must be taken out and the wall scraped and plastered, and another week must be allowed. If it then returned the entire house must be pulled down; If it did not return, the birds must be brought. If it remained unchanged during the first week but spread during the second week, the stones must be taken out and the wall scraped and plastered, and another week must be allowed. If it then returned, the house must be pulled down; If it did not return the birds must be brought. If it remained unchanged in both weeks, the stones must be taken out, and the wall scraped and plastered, and a week must be allowed. If it then returned the house must be pulled down; If it did not return, the birds must be brought. If before cleanness was attained through the birds a new nega appeared, the house must be pulled down; But if it appeared after cleanness through the birds had been attained, it must be inspected as if it had appeared for the first time.

Mishnah Negaim 13:1 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

מִי שֶׁנִּכְנַס לְבַיִת הַמְנֻגָּע וְכֵלָיו עַל כְּתֵפוֹ וְסַנְדָּלָיו וְטַבְּעוֹתָיו בְּיָדָיו, הוּא וָהֵן טְמֵאִין מִיָּד. הָיָה לָבוּשׁ בְּכֵלָיו וְסַנְדָּלָיו בְּרַגְלָיו וְטַבְּעוֹתָיו בְּיָדָיו, הוּא טָמֵא מִיָּד, וְהֵן טְהוֹרִין עַד שֶׁיִּשְׁהֶה כְדֵי אֲכִילַת פְּרָס. פַּת חִטִּין וְלֹא פַת שְׂעֹרִים, מֵסֵב וְאוֹכְלָן בְּלִפְתָּן:

If a person entered a house afflicted with a nega, carrying his clothes upon his shoulders, and his sandals and rings in his hands, both he and they become unclean immediately. If, however, he was wearing his clothes and had his sandals on his feet and his rings on his hands, he becomes unclean immediately, but they remain clean, unless he stayed as much time as is required for the eating of half a loaf of wheat bread and not of barley bread, while in a reclining posture and eating with some condiment.

Mishnah Negaim 13:9 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

נִכְנַס לְבֵית הַכְּנֶסֶת, עוֹשִׂים לוֹ מְחִצָּה גְבוֹהָה עֲשָׂרָה טְפָחִים עַל רֹחַב אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת. נִכְנָס רִאשׁוֹן, וְיוֹצֵא אַחֲרוֹן. כֹּל הַמַּצִּיל צָמִיד פָּתִיל בְּאֹהֶל הַמֵּת, מַצִּיל צָמִיד פָּתִיל בְּבַיִת הַמְנֻגָּע. וְכֹל הַמַּצִּיל מְכֻסֶּה בְאֹהֶל הַמֵּת, מַצִּיל מְכֻסֶּה בְּבַיִת הַמְנֻגָּע, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי מֵאִיר. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר, כֹּל הַמַּצִּיל צָמִיד פָּתִיל בְּאֹהֶל הַמֵּת, מַצִּיל מְכֻסֶּה בְּבַיִת הַמְנֻגָּע. כֹּל הַמַּצִּיל מְכֻסֶּה בְאֹהֶל הַמֵּת, אֲפִלּוּ מְגֻלֶּה בְּבַיִת הַמְנֻגָּע, טָהוֹר:

If he enters a synagogue, a partition ten handbreadths high and four cubits wide must be made for him. He should enter first and come out last. Any vessel that affords protection by having a tightly fitting cover in the tent of a corpse affords protection by a tightly fitting cover in the house of one afflicted by a nega, And whatsoever affords protection when covered in the tent of a corpse affords protection when covered in the house of one afflicted with a nega, the words of Rabbi Meir. Rabbi Yose says: any vessel that affords protection by having a tightly fitting cover in the tent of a corpse affords protection when covered in the house of one afflicted with a nega; and whatsoever affords protection when covered in the tent of a corpse remains clean even when uncovered in a leprous house.

Mishnah Negaim 13:12 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

כֵּיצַד מְטַהֲרִין אֶת הַמְּצֹרָע. הָיָה מֵבִיא פְיָלִי שֶׁל חֶרֶשׂ חֲדָשָׁה וְנוֹתֵן לְתוֹכָהּ רְבִיעִית מַיִם חַיִּים, וּמֵבִיא שְׁתֵּי צִפֳּרִים דְּרוֹר. שָׁחַט אֶת אַחַת מֵהֶן עַל כְּלִי חֶרֶשׂ וְעַל מַיִם חַיִּים. חָפַר וְקוֹבְרָהּ בְּפָנָיו. נָטַל עֵץ אֶרֶז וְאֵזוֹב וּשְׁנִי תוֹלַעַת וּכְרָכָן בִּשְׁיָרֵי הַלָּשׁוֹן, וְהִקִּיף לָהֶם רָאשֵׁי אֲגַפַּיִם וְרֹאשׁ הַזָּנָב שֶׁל שְׁנִיָּה. טָבַל וְהִזָּה שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִים לְאַחַר יָדוֹ שֶׁל מְצֹרָע, וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים, עַל מִצְחוֹ. וְכָךְ הָיָה מַזֶּה עַל הַשְּׁקוֹף שֶׁבַּבַּיִת מִבַּחוּץ:

How would they purify a metzora?A new earthenware flask and a quarter of a log of living water was put in it. Two undomesticated birds are also brought. One of these was slaughtered over the earthenware vessel and over the living water. A hole was dug and it was buried in his presence. Cedarwood, hyssop and scarlet wool were taken and bound together with the remaining ends of the strip of wool. Near to these were brought the tips of the wings and the tip of the tail of the second bird. All were dipped together, and sprinkled upon the back of the metzora's hand seven times. Some say that the sprinkling was done upon his forehead. In the same manner one would sprinkle on the lintel of a house from the outside.

Mishnah Negaim 14:1 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי מְגַלֵּחַ תִּגְלַחַת שְׁנִיָּה כַּתִּגְלַחַת הָרִאשׁוֹנָה, כִּבֶּס בְּגָדָיו וְטָבַל, טָהוֹר מִלְּטַמֵּא כַשֶּׁרֶץ, וַהֲרֵי הוּא טְבוּל יוֹם, אוֹכֵל בַּמַּעֲשֵׂר. הֶעֱרִיב שִׁמְשׁוֹ, אוֹכֵל בַּתְּרוּמָה. הֵבִיא כַפָּרָתוֹ, אוֹכֵל בַּקָּדָשִׁים. נִמְצְאוּ שָׁלשׁ טְהָרוֹת בַּמְּצֹרָע וְשָׁלשׁ טְהָרוֹת בַּיּוֹלֶדֶת:

On the seventh day he shaves off his hair a second time in the manner of the first shaving, he washes his garments and immerses himself. He is clean in so far as not to convey uncleanness as a sheretz, but he was still like a tevul yom. He may eat second tithe. After sunset he may eat terumah. After he had brought his offering of atonement, he may also eat sacred things. Thus there are three grades in the purification of a metzora and three grades in the purification of a woman after child birth.

Mishnah Negaim 14:3 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp

נָטַל מִלֹּג הַשֶּׁמֶן וְיָצַק לְתוֹךְ כַּפּוֹ שֶׁל חֲבֵרוֹ. וְאִם יָצַק לְתוֹךְ כַּף עַצְמוֹ, יָצָא. טָבַל וְהִזָּה שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִים כְּנֶגֶד בֵּית קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים, עַל כָּל הַזָּיָה טְבִילָה. בָּא לוֹ אֵצֶל הַמְּצֹרָע, מְקוֹם שֶׁהוּא נוֹתֵן אֶת הַדָּם, שָׁם הוּא נוֹתֵן אֶת הַשֶּׁמֶן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ויקרא יד), עַל מְקוֹם דַּם הָאָשָׁם. וְהַנּוֹתָר מִן הַשֶּׁמֶן אֲשֶׁר עַל כַּף הַכֹּהֵן יִתֵּן עַל רֹאשׁ הַמִּטַּהֵר לְכַפֵּר. אִם נָתַן, כִּפֵּר. וְאִם לֹא נָתַן, לֹא כִפֵּר, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא. רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן בֶּן נוּרִי אוֹמֵר, שְׁיָרֵי מִצְוָה הֵן, בֵּין שֶׁנָּתַן בֵּין שֶׁלֹּא נָתַן, כִּפֵּר, וּמַעֲלִין עָלָיו כְּאִלּוּ לֹא כִפֵּר. חָסַר הַלֹּג עַד שֶׁלֹּא יָצַק, יְמַלְאֶנּוּ. מִשֶּׁיָּצַק, יָבִיא אַחֵר בַּתְּחִלָּה, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר, חָסַר הַלֹּג עַד שֶׁלֹּא נָתַן, יְמַלְאֶנּוּ. מִשֶּׁנָּתַן, יָבִיא אַחֵר בַּתְּחִלָּה:

[The priest] then took some [of the contents] of the log of oil and poured it into his colleague's hand; And if he poured it into his own hand, the obligation is fulfilled. He then dipped [his right forefinger] in the oil and sprinkled it seven times towards the Holy of Holies, dipping it for every sprinkling. He then approached the metzora, to the same places that he applied the blood he now applied the oil, as it is said, "Over the same places as the blood of the guilt offering; 29 and what is left of the oil in his palm the priest shall put on the head of the one being cleansed, to make expiation for him before the Lord." (Leviticus 14:28-29). If he "put upon," he has made atonement, but if he did not "put upon," he did not make atonement, the words of Rabbi Akiba. Rabbi Yohanan ben Nuri says: these are but the remainders of the mitzvah. Whether he "put upon" or did not "put upon," atonement is made, only it is accounted to him as if he did not make atonement. If any oil was missing from the log before it was poured out it may be filled up again; if after it was poured out, other oil must be brought anew, the words of Rabbi Akiva. Rabbi Shimon says: if any oil was missing from the log before it was applied, it may be filled up; but if after it had been applied, other oil must be brought anew.

Mishnah Negaim 14:10 · Mishnah Yomit by Dr. Joshua Kulp