Kommentar zu Wajikra 13:20
וְרָאָ֣ה הַכֹּהֵ֗ן וְהִנֵּ֤ה מַרְאֶ֙הָ֙ שָׁפָ֣ל מִן־הָע֔וֹר וּשְׂעָרָ֖הּ הָפַ֣ךְ לָבָ֑ן וְטִמְּא֧וֹ הַכֹּהֵ֛ן נֶֽגַע־צָרַ֥עַת הִ֖וא בַּשְּׁחִ֥ין פָּרָֽחָה׃
Sieht der Priester, dass er tiefer scheint als die Haut, und das Haar ist weiß geworden, so erkläre ihn der Priester für unrein; der Aussatz ist es, der in der Entzündung ausgebrochen.
Rashi on Leviticus
מראה שפל IT BE IN SIGHT LOWER [THAN THE SKIN] — it itself is not deeper, but on account of its whiteness it appears lower and deeper (מראה שפל), just as the colour of anything illuminated by the sun is deeper than the shadow (see Rashi v. 3).
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Chizkuni
והנה מראה שפל, “and behold its appearance is as if lower than the skin’s surface;” How do we know that what is true for the appearance remaining level with the skin adjoining it is treated by halachah as the same as if it appears raised? To teach us this, the Torah wrote: ושפלה איננה מן העור, “but it does not appear lower than the rest of the skin.” (verse 21)
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