Derasha 1 on Behar 25:45

Parashas Behar · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 25:45

The Complete Passuk

וְ֠גַם מִבְּנֵ֨י הַתּוֹשָׁבִ֜ים הַגָּרִ֤ים עִמָּכֶם֙ מֵהֶ֣ם תִּקְנ֔וּ וּמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִמָּכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר הוֹלִ֖ידוּ בְּאַרְצְכֶ֑ם וְהָי֥וּ לָכֶ֖ם לַאֲחֻזָּֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Torat Kohanim).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
וְגַם מִבְּנֵי הַתּוֹשָׁבִים. מְלַמֵּד שֶׁקּוֹנִין מִן הַתּוֹשָׁבִים הַגָּרִים.

English: “And also from the children of the residents.” This teaches that one may acquire from the resident strangers who dwell among you.

Type of Learning

Classical derasha (Sifra).

What Is Learned

Children of resident non-Jews born in the Land may also be acquired as permanent slaves and become a holding.