EXTRA · classical (not a TT unit)

Chayei Sarah 24:58 · EXTRA

Parashas Chayei Sarah · Passuk 24:58

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וַיִּקְרְא֤וּ לְרִבְקָה֙ וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלֶ֔יהָ הֲתֵלְכִ֖י עִם־הָאִ֣ישׁ הַזֶּ֑ה וַתֹּ֖אמֶר אֵלֵֽךְ׃

They called Rivkah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” And she said, “I will.”

Rashi on Bereishis 24:58 / Bereshit Rabbah (classical source on this passuk; not listed as a numbered Torah Temimah unit here).

Lemma / focus: ותאמר אלך.

Core Text

ותאמר אלך. מֵעַצְמִי, וְאַף אִם אֵינְכֶם רוֹצִים:

English: Of my own accord, even if you do not consent.

On the daf / in context: Rivkah’s “I will go” is read as independent consent, not dependent on the family’s preference.

Derash on the verse (Rashi / midrash) — not a formal named middah of the 13: the short answer is expanded as free, self-directed consent.

Rivkah said “I will go” of her own accord, even if the family did not wish it; her consent stands on its own.