Derasha on Ki Sisa 34:21

Parashas Ki Sisa · Passuk 34:21

The Complete Passuk

שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים תַּעֲבֹד וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי תִּשְׁבֹּת בֶּחָרִישׁ וּבַקָּצִיר תִּשְׁבֹּת׃

Torah Temimah points to classical source on this unit (verified).

בֶּחָרִישׁ וּבַקָּצִיר תִּשְׁבֹּת — שַׁבָּת אַף בִּזְמַן מְלָאכָה דְּחוּפָה.

English: “In plowing and in harvest you shall rest” — Shabbos even in urgent agricultural seasons.

Derash on Shabbos rest even during plowing and harvest.

Six days you shall work, and on the seventh day you shall rest; in plowing and in harvest you shall rest.