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Toldos 26:13 · EXTRA

Parashas Toldos · Passuk 26:13

The Complete Passuk

וַיִּגְדַּ֖ל הָאִ֑ישׁ וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ הָלוֹךְ֙ וְגָדֵ֔ל עַ֥ד כִּֽי־גָדַ֖ל מְאֹֽד׃

And the man grew richer and richer until he was very wealthy.

Source Citation

Rashi on Bereishis 26:13 / Bereshit Rabbah (classical source on this passuk; not listed as a numbered Torah Temimah unit here).

Lemma / focus: כי גדל מאד.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

שֶׁהָיוּ אוֹמְרִים זֶבֶל פִּרְדוֹתָיו שֶׁל יִצְחָק וְלֹא כַּסְפּוֹ וְזָהֲבוֹ שֶׁל אֲבִימֶלֶךְ.

English: People used to say: Better the dung of Yitzchak’s mules than the silver and gold of Avimelech.

On the daf / in context: Yitzchak’s greatness is measured by the proverb that even the refuse of his livestock outvalued the king’s treasure.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Rashi / midrash) — not a formal named middah of the 13: “very great” is illustrated by a popular saying about relative wealth.

What Is Learned

Yitzchak grew very great; people said the dung of his mules was worth more than Avimelech’s silver and gold.

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