Derasha 1 on Behar 25:15

Parashas Behar · Aliyah 2 · Passuk 25:15

The Complete Passuk

בְּמִסְפַּ֤ר שָׁנִים֙ אַחַ֣ר הַיּוֹבֵ֔ל תִּקְנֶ֖ה מֵאֵ֣ת עֲמִיתֶ֑ךָ בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר שְׁנֵֽי־תְבוּאֹ֖ת יִמְכָּר־לָֽךְ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra / Arakhin 29b.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra / Arakhin
בְּמִסְפַּר שָׁנִים אַחַר הַיּוֹבֵל. מְלַמֵּד שֶׁאֵין הַמּוֹכֵר רַשַּׁאי לִגְאֹל פָּחוֹת מִשְּׁתֵּי שָׁנִים.

English: “According to the number of years after the Yovel.” This teaches that the seller is not permitted to redeem [the field] for less than two years.

Type of Learning

Classical derasha (Sifra / Bavli Arakhin).

What Is Learned

A field sold may not be redeemed by the seller for fewer than two years, even if multiple harvests occur within that period.