Derasha 1 on Behar 26:2

Parashas Behar · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 26:2

The Complete Passuk

אֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַ֣י תִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּ וּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י תִּירָ֑אוּ אֲנִ֖י יְהֹוָֽה׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Sifra (Torat Kohanim).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sifra
אֶת שַׁבְּתֹתַי תִּשְׁמֹרוּ. כְּנֶגֶד מִי שֶׁנִּמְכַּר לְגוֹי, שֶׁלֹּא תֹּאמַר הוֹאִיל וְרַבִּי עוֹשֶׂה מְלָאכָה בְּשַׁבָּת אַף אֲנִי כְּמוֹתוֹ.

English: “My Sabbaths you shall observe.” Directed at one who has been sold to a non-Jew, that he should not say: Since my master works on Shabbos, I will do likewise.

Type of Learning

Classical derasha (Sifra).

What Is Learned

Even under non-Jewish ownership, the Hebrew servant remains fully obligated in Shabbos observance.