Derasha 2 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
וְשָׁב לַאֲחֻזָּתוֹ. מְלַמֵּד שֶׁחוֹזֶרֶת לַבְּעָלִים.
English: “And he shall return to his holding.” This teaches that it returns to the owners.
Type of Learning
Classical derasha (Sifra).
What Is Learned
At Yovel the field reverts fully to the original owner’s family holding.