Derasha 3 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

וִישַׁבְתֶּם לָבֶטַח עָלֶיהָ. שֶׁלֹּא תִּהְיוּ דּוֹאֲגִים מִן הַשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁבִיעִית.

English: “And you shall dwell securely upon it.” That you shall not be anxious about the seventh year.

Classical derasha (Sifra).

Security includes freedom from anxiety over the Shemittah year’s lack of planting and harvest.