Reeh 15:1 · unit 1
TT #270 · Parashas Reeh · Sixth Aliyah · Passuk 15:1
The Complete Passuk
מִקֵּ֥ץ שֶֽׁבַע־שָׁנִ֖ים תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה שְׁמִטָּֽה׃
At the end of seven years you shall make a release.
Chabad.org — 15:1
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei / Gittin.
Sefaria — Sifrei / Gittin
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
מִקֵּץ שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים – מְלַמֵּד שֶׁאֵין הַשְּׁבִיעִית מְשַׁמֶּטֶת אֶלָּא בְּסוֹפָהּ.
English: "At the end of seven years" — this teaches that the seventh year cancels debts only at its conclusion.
On the daf / in context: The release of loans takes effect at the end of the shemittah year, not at its beginning.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — shemittah of debts operates at the year’s end.
What Is Learned
The cancellation of debts by shemittah occurs only at the end of the seventh year.