Derasha 3 on Behar 25:04

Parashas Behar · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 25:04

The Complete Passuk

וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗ת שַׁבַּ֤ת שַׁבָּתוֹן֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה לָאָ֔רֶץ שַׁבָּ֖ת לַיהֹוָ֑ה שָֽׂדְךָ֙ לֹ֣א תִזְרָ֔ע וְכַרְמְךָ֖ לֹ֥א תִזְמֹֽר׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Torat Kohanim).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
שַׁבָּת לַה'. תַּנְיָא, כְּשֵׁם שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר שַׁבָּת לַה' בְּשַׁבַּת בְּרֵאשִׁית כָּךְ נֶאֱמַר שַׁבָּת לַה' בַּשְּׁבִיעִית.

English: “A Sabbath to Hashem.” It was taught: Just as “a Sabbath to Hashem” is said regarding the Sabbath of Creation, so “a Sabbath to Hashem” is said regarding the seventh year.

Type of Learning

Classical derasha (Sifra) — parallel language with the weekly Sabbath.

What Is Learned

The expression “a Sabbath to Hashem” used for the weekly Sabbath is likewise used for the Shemittah year, underscoring its sanctity.