Derasha 1 on Behar 25:22

Parashas Behar · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 25:22

The Complete Passuk

וּזְרַעְתֶּ֗ם אֵ֚ת הַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁמִינִ֔ת וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖ם מִן־הַתְּבוּאָ֣ה יָשָׁ֑ן עַד֩ הַשָּׁנָ֨ה הַתְּשִׁיעִ֜ת עַד־בּ֣וֹא תְּבוּאָתָ֗הּ תֹּאכְל֖וּ יָשָֽׁן׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Torat Kohanim).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
עַד בּוֹא תְּבוּאָתָהּ. עַד שֶׁתָּבֹא תְּבוּאָה חֲדָשָׁה.

English: “Until the coming of its produce.” Until the new produce arrives.

Type of Learning

Classical derasha (Sifra).

What Is Learned

One may continue eating the old produce of the sixth-year blessing until the new harvest of the eighth/ninth year is available.