Metzora מְצֹרָע
Commandments in this portion: positive — 11counted by Sefer HaChinuch
Which commandments
- 173The commandment of purification from tsaraat that it be with certain speciesמצות הטהרה מן הצרעת שתהיה במינים ידועיםpos.
- 174The commandment of shaving the metsora on the seventh dayמצות תגלחת מצרע ביום השביעיpos.
- 175The commandment of immersion for the impureמצות טבילה לטמאיםpos.
- 176The law of the commandment of a metsora when he is healed from his tsaraatמצות קרבן מצרע כשיתרפא מצרעתוpos.
- 177The commandment of the matter of the impurity of a house that has an ailmentמצות ענין טמאת בית שיהיה בו נגעpos.
- 178The commandment of the matter of impurity of a zav to be impure and to render impureמצות ענין טמאת זב להיות טמא ומטמאpos.
- 179The commandment of the sacrifice of the zav when he is healed from his dischargeמצות קרבן זב כשיתרפא מזובוpos.
- 180The commandment of the matter of the impurity of semen, which is impure and renders impureמצות ענין טמאת שכבת זרע שהוא טמא ומטמאpos.
- 181The commandment of the matter of the impurity of the menstruant, that is impure and renders impureמצות ענין טמאת נדה שטמאה ומטמאהpos.
- 182The commandment of the matter of the impurity of the zavah, that is impure and renders impureמצות ענין טמאת זבה שטמאה ומטמאהpos.
- 183The commandment of the sacrifice of the zavah when she is healed from her dischargeמצות קרבן זבה כשתתרפא מזובהpos.
Numbering, order and division follow Sefer HaChinuch; the number links to the text.
The purification of one healed of tzaraat: two birds, cedar wood, crimson thread and hyssop, shaving and immersion, and offerings on the eighth day. Then a house whose stones are marked—emptied, shut up, its stones taken out, and if the mark returns, pulled down. Finally the laws of bodily emissions.
Read next on 17 April 2027, 29 April 2028. By the Israeli reading cycle.
People of the portion
How it is read
| First | Vayikra 14:1—14:12 | 12 verses |
|---|---|---|
| Second | Vayikra 14:13—14:20 | 8 verses |
| Third | Vayikra 14:21—14:32 | 12 verses |
| Fourth | Vayikra 14:33—14:53 | 21 verses |
| Fifth | Vayikra 14:54—15:15 | 19 verses |
| Sixth | Vayikra 15:16—15:28 | 13 verses |
| Seventh | Vayikra 15:29—15:33 | 5 verses |
| Maftir | Vayikra 15:31—15:33 | 3 verses |
| Haftarah | II Kings 7:3—7:20 on Sefaria | 18 verses |
The text
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