EXTRA on Lech Lecha 17:17

EXTRA · Rashi on Genesis 17:17 · Parashas Lech Lecha · Passuk 17:17

Complete Passuk

וַיִּפֹּ֧ל אַבְרָהָ֛ם עַל־פָּנָ֖יו וַיִּצְחָ֑ק וַיֹּ֣אמֶר בְּלִבּ֗וֹ הַלְּבֶ֤ן מֵאָָה֙ שָׁנָה֙ יִוָּלֵ֔ד…

Avraham fell on his face and laughed, and said to himself, Can a child be born to a man a hundred years old…

Source

Rashi on Genesis 17:17 — Abraham’s laughter is read through Onkelos as joy, contrasted with Sarah’s later laughter.

Sefaria — Rashi on Genesis 17:17

Core Text of Rashi

Core Text
וַיִּצְחָק — זֶה תִּרְגּוּמוֹ לְשִׂמְחָה, וַחֲדִי; לָמַדְתָּ שֶׁאַבְרָהָם הֶאֱמִין וְשָׂמַח.

English: “And he laughed” — Onkelos renders this as joy; from this Rashi learns that Abraham believed and rejoiced.

On the daf / in context: Rashi explains Avraham’s laughter through Onkelos as rejoicing, and distinguishes it from the character of Sarah’s later laughter.
Type of Learning: Rashi’s reading through Onkelos
What Is Learned: Rashi reads Avraham’s laughter as joy rather than disbelief, based on Onkelos.

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