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Positive commandment · Mitzvat Aseh #74 of 613

For a zav to offer a sacrifice when he becomes purified [after his affliction]

להקריב הזב קרבן אחר שיטהר

Parashat Metzora מצרע · Sefer HaChinuch #179

The verse · Vayikra 15:13

וְכִי־יִטְהַר הַזָּב מִזּוֹבוֹ וְסָפַר לוֹ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים לְטׇהֳרָתוֹ וְכִבֶּס בְּגָדָיו וְרָחַץ בְּשָׂרוֹ בְּמַיִם חַיִּים וְטָהֵר

“And when he that has an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and he shall be clean.”

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The Rambam’s words

For a zav to offer a sacrifice when he becomes purified [after his affliction], as [Leviticus 15:13] states: "When a zav will become pure...."

להקריב הזב קרבן אחר שיטהר, שנאמר: "וכי יטהר הזב, מזובו" (ויקרא טו,יג).

Why · Sefer HaChinuch #179

Sacrifice of the zav when he is healed from his discharge

“From the roots of the commandment are what you will see at the end of my words. However, I am afraid of drawing close to the Dwelling of G-d, as I know that “anyone who comes close, who comes close” that has not sufficiently sanctified himself “will not see the House and live.””

Who & when

“And [it] is practiced at the time of the [Temple].”

Where in the Mishneh Torah

Hilchot Offerings for Those with Incomplete Atonement הלכות מחוסרי כפרה

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