Derasha 2 on Behar 25:29

Parashas Behar · Aliyah 5 · Passuk 25:29

The Complete Passuk

וְאִ֗ישׁ כִּֽי־יִמְכֹּ֤ר בֵּית־מוֹשַׁב֙ עִ֣יר חוֹמָ֔ה וְהָיְתָה֙ גְּאֻלָּת֔וֹ עַד־תֹּ֖ם שְׁנַ֣ת מִמְכָּר֑וֹ יָמִ֖ים תִּהְיֶ֥ה גְאֻלָּתֽוֹ׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra / Arakhin 31a.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra / Arakhin
עַד תֹּם שְׁנַת מִמְכָּרוֹ. שָׁנָה תְּמִימָה, וְלֹא שָׁנָה חֲסֵרָה.

English: “Until the completion of the year of its sale.” A full year, and not a deficient year.

Type of Learning

Classical derasha (Sifra / Bavli Arakhin).

What Is Learned

The redemption period for a house in a walled city is a full twelve months from the day of sale.