Derasha 2 on Behar 25:19

Parashas Behar · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 25:19

The Complete Passuk

וְנָתְנָ֤ה הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ פִּרְיָ֔הּ וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖ם לָשֹׂ֑בַע וִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥ם לָבֶ֖טַח עָלֶֽיהָ׃

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Torat Kohanim).

Core Text — Sifra

וַאֲכַלְתֶּם לָשֹׂבַע. שֶׁלֹּא תְּהֵא אוֹכֵל וְרָעֵב, אֶלָּא אוֹכֵל וְשָׂבֵעַ.

English: “And you shall eat to satiety.” That you shall not eat and still be hungry, but rather eat and be satisfied.

Classical derasha (Sifra).

The blessing is not mere sufficiency but true satiety from the land’s produce.