Derasha 1 on Bereishis 4:7

TT #156 · Parashas Bereishis · Fourth Aliyah · Passuk 7

Complete Passuk

הֲל֤וֹא אִם־תֵּיטִיב֙ שְׂאֵ֔ת וְאִם֙ לֹ֣א תֵיטִ֔יב לַפֶּ֖תַח חַטָּ֣את רֹבֵ֑ץ וְאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ תְּשׁ֣וּקָת֔וֹ וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּמְשׇׁל־בּֽוֹ׃

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Source Citation

TT points to Yoma 52b (verified).

E-Daf image (Yoma 52b)

Chazal

Chazalתַּנְיָא, אִיסִי בֶּן יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: זֶה אֶחָד מִן הַמִּקְרָאוֹת שֶׁאֵין לָהֶם הֶכְרֵעַ.
It was taught: Isi ben Yehudah says: This is one of the verses that have no definitive resolution.
On the daf / in context: The word “se’et” is listed among the Torah passages whose syntactic connection can be read in more than one direction.
Type of Learning: Ambiguous verse (אין להם הכרע)
What Is Learned: Chazal classify this verse among passages whose grammatical attachment has no definitive resolution.