Derasha 1 on Behar 25:28

Parashas Behar · Aliyah 4 · Passuk 25:28

The Complete Passuk

וְאִ֨ם לֹֽא־מָצָ֜אָה יָד֗וֹ דֵּי֮ הָשִׁ֣יב לוֹ֒ וְהָיָ֣ה מִמְכָּר֗וֹ בְּיַד֙ הַקֹּנֶ֣ה אֹת֔וֹ עַ֖ד שְׁנַ֣ת הַיּוֹבֵ֑ל וְיָצָא֙ בַּיֹּבֵ֔ל וְשָׁ֖ב לַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Torat Kohanim).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
וְיָצָא בַּיּוֹבֵל. מְלַמֵּד שֶׁהַיּוֹבֵל מוֹצִיא.

English: “And it shall go out in the Yovel.” This teaches that the Yovel releases [the field].

Type of Learning

Classical derasha (Sifra).

What Is Learned

If neither the original owner nor a relative redeems the field, it automatically reverts to the original owner at Yovel.