Commentary for Kiddushin 70:14
טומאת נגעים בהדיא כתיבא (ויקרא יג, כט) ואיש או אשה כי יהיה בו נגע בראש או בזקן אלא אמר מר זוטרא לטהרת נגעים
he is liable [for violating the injunction]: therefore it is stated, thou shalt not mar.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XIX, 27: thus the first verse quoted, Lev. XXI, 5, in reference to Priests, is illumined by the second in reference to Israelites. 'Mar' can only refer to the action of a razor, which removes the hair completely.');"><sup>17</sup></span> I might think that if he plucks it [his hair] out with pincers or a remover, he is liable:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In respect of 'thou shalt not mar'.');"><sup>18</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The Torah explicitly refers to a man or a woman when discussing an affliction upon the head or beard. So why do I need this baraita to tell me something learned directly in the Torah?
The answer is that I might have thought that “beard” refers only to the man. The baraita comes to teach us that with regard to scale disease, women too can have beards.
The answer is that I might have thought that “beard” refers only to the man. The baraita comes to teach us that with regard to scale disease, women too can have beards.
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