Derasha 2 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׃

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Torat Kohanim).

Core Text — Sifra

בְּמִסְפַּר שְׁנֵי תְבוּאֹת. וְלֹא שֶׁל שִׁדָּפוֹן וּמִעוּט שָׁנִים שְׁתַּיִם.

English: “According to the number of years of crops.” And not [years] of blasting; and the minimum of years is two.

Classical derasha (Sifra).

The sale price is calculated by the number of normal crop-years remaining until Yovel, not by years of blight; the minimum period is two years.