Derasha 3 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 Arakhin 29b.

Core Text — Arakhin 29b

בְּמִסְפַּר שְׁנֵי תְבוּאֹת. אֲפִלּוּ שָׁלֹשׁ תְּבוּאוֹת בִּשְׁתֵּי שָׁנִים — אֵינוֹ גּוֹאֵל פָּחוֹת מִשְּׁתֵּי שָׁנִים.

English: “According to the number of years of crops.” Even if there are three harvests in two years, he may not redeem for less than two years.

Classical derasha (Bavli Arakhin).

The two-year minimum for redemption is measured in years, not in the number of harvests that may occur within those years.