Derasha 2 on Behar 25:20

Parashas Behar · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 25:20

The Complete Passuk

וְכִ֣י תֹאמְר֔וּ מַה־נֹּאכַ֖ל בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁבִיעִ֑ת הֵ֚ן לֹ֣א נִזְרָ֔ע וְלֹ֥א נֶאֱסֹ֖ף אֶת־תְּבוּאָתֵֽנוּ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Torat Kohanim).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
הֵן לֹא נִזְרָע וְלֹא נֶאֱסֹף. מְלַמֵּד שֶׁאֵין זוֹרְעִין וְאֵין אוֹסְפִין בַּשְּׁבִיעִית.

English: “Behold, we shall not sow and we shall not gather.” This teaches that one neither sows nor gathers in the seventh year.

Type of Learning

Classical derasha (Sifra).

What Is Learned

The verse confirms the dual prohibition: neither planting nor gathering the produce of the Shemittah year in the ordinary manner.