Derasha 1 on Behar 25:26

Parashas Behar · Aliyah 4 · Passuk 25:26

The Complete Passuk

וְאִ֕ישׁ כִּ֛י לֹ֥א יִֽהְיֶה־לּ֖וֹ גֹּאֵ֑ל וְהִשִּׂ֣יגָה יָד֔וֹ וּמָצָ֖א כְּדֵ֥י גְאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Torat Kohanim).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
וְאִישׁ כִּי לֹא יִהְיֶה לוֹ גֹּאֵל. יָכוֹל לֹא יִהְיֶה לוֹ גֹּאֵל כְּלָל, תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר וְהִשִּׂיגָה יָדוֹ — יֵשׁ לוֹ גֹּאֵל אֶלָּא שֶׁאֵין יָדוֹ מַשֶּׂגֶת.

English: “And if a man has no redeemer.” One might think he has no redeemer at all; the verse says “and his hand attains” — he has a redeemer, but the redeemer’s means are insufficient.

Type of Learning

Classical derasha (Sifra).

What Is Learned

“Has no redeemer” means no relative who is able to redeem; the original owner may still redeem if his own means improve.