Derasha 526 on Mishpatim 23:12

Parashas Mishpatim · Passuk 23:12

The Complete Passuk

שֵׁ֤שֶׁת יָמִים֙ תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה מַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָ וּבַיּ֥וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י תִּשְׁבֹּ֑ת לְמַ֣עַן יָנ֗וּחַ שֽׁוֹרְךָ֙ וַחֲמֹרֶ֔ךָ וְיִנָּפֵ֥שׁ בֶּן־אֲמָתְךָ֖ וְהַגֵּֽר׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Mechilta (verified).

Sefaria — Exodus 23:12
Sefaria — Mechilta

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Mechilta
מַה תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר שַׁבָּת בְּעִנְיַן שְׁבִיעִית? לְלַמֶּדְךָ שֶׁלֹּא תֵּעָקֵר שַׁבַּת בְּרֵאשִׁית מִמְּקוֹמָהּ.

English: Why is Shabbos mentioned in connection with the seventh year? To teach that the weekly Shabbos is not displaced from its place.

In context: See the cited source for the full section.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse.

What Is Learned