Derasha 3 on Vayikra 26:4

Parashas Bechukosai · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 4 · Unit 3

The Complete Passuk

וְנָתַתִּ֥י גִשְׁמֵיכֶ֖ם בְּעִתָּ֑ם וְנָתְנָ֤ה הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ יְבוּלָ֔הּ וְעֵ֥ץ הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה יִתֵּ֥ן פִּרְיֽוֹ׃

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah cites Toras Kohanim: even non-fruit trees will produce fruit.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
תַּנְיָא: מִנַּיִן שֶׁאַף אִילָנֵי סְרָק עֲתִידִים לִהְיוֹת עוֹשִׂים פֵּרוֹת? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר “וְעֵץ הַשָּׂדֶה יִתֵּן פִּרְיוֹ.”

English: From where do we know that even non-fruit-bearing trees are destined to produce fruit? Scripture says “and the tree of the field shall yield its fruit.”

Type of Learning

Expansion derasha on “tree of the field.”

What Is Learned

Even trees that normally yield no edible fruit will produce — a sign of the land’s full restoration under the covenant.