EXTRA on Lech Lecha 14:16

EXTRA · Bereshit Rabbah 43:9 · Parashas Lech Lecha · Passuk 14:16 · Parashas Lech Lecha · Passuk 14:16

Complete Passuk

וַיָּ֕שֶׁב אֵ֖ת כׇּל־הָרְכֻ֑שׁ וְגַם֩ אֶת־ל֨וֹט אָחִ֤יו וּרְכֻשׁוֹ֙ הֵשִׁ֔יב וְגַ֥ם אֶת־הַנָּשִׁ֖ים וְאֶת־הָעָֽם׃

He brought back all the possessions; he also brought back his kinsman Lot and his possessions, and the women and the rest of the people.

Source

Bereshit Rabbah 43:9 — on whom Avraham returned from captivity.

וַיָּשֶׁב אֵת כָּל הָרְכֻשׁ וְגַם אֶת לוֹט וגו׳ — רַבִּי יוּדָן אָמַר: אֲנָשִׁים וְנָשִׁים הֵשִׁיב, וְטַף לֹא הֶחֱזִיר.

English: “He returned all the goods, and also Lot…” — Rabbi Yudan said: he returned the men and the women, but did not return the children.

On the daf / in context: Bereshit Rabbah 43:9 reads the list carefully: the men and women were returned, but the children were not.

Type of Learning: Custom (emphasis on “all”)

What Is Learned: The midrash draws a distinction within “the women and the people,” limiting the returned group to men and women.

Supplementary classical material not listed by Torah Temimah under this exact passuk.