The Threshing That Reaches the Vintage in Midrash Aggadah

Midrash Aggadah, Leviticus 26:5

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"And the threshing shall reach for you unto the vintage" (Leviticus 26:5) — that you shall be occupied with the threshing until the vintage arrives. "And the vintage shall reach unto the sowing" — that you shall be occupied with the vintage until the time of the sowing arrives. "And you shall eat your bread to satiety" — not that a person eats much and is sated, but rather he eats a little and is sated, because it is blessed within his innards. "And you shall dwell securely in your land" — that you shall dwell securely in the Land and outside the Land.

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