Toldos 25:23 · unit 6
TT #10 · Parashas Toldos · Passuk 25:23
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהֹוָ֜ה לָ֗הּ שְׁנֵ֤י (גיים) [גוֹיִם֙] בְּבִטְנֵ֔ךְ וּשְׁנֵ֣י לְאֻמִּ֔ים מִמֵּעַ֖יִךְ יִפָּרֵ֑דוּ וּלְאֹם֙ מִלְאֹ֣ם יֶֽאֱמָ֔ץ וְרַ֖ב יַעֲבֹ֥ד צָעִֽיר׃
and Hashem answered her, “Two nations are in your womb, two separate peoples shall issue from your body; one people shall be mightier than the other, and the elder shall serve the younger.”
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Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Avodah Zarah 2b . E-Daf · Sefaria — Avodah Zarah 2b
אֵין לְאֹם אֶלָּא מַלְכוּת.
“Le’om” means only kingdom/royalty.
On the daf / in context: The term designates sovereign nations rather than mere tribes.
Type of Learning
Custom (Bavli — le’om as kingdom)
What Is Learned
The word le’om denotes a kingdom; the two lines are royal from the outset.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.