Toldos 26:31 · unit 1

Parashas Toldos · Passuk 26:31

The Complete Passuk

וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיִּשָּׁבְע֖וּ אִ֣ישׁ לְאָחִ֑יו וַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֣ם יִצְחָ֔ק וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ מֵאִתּ֖וֹ בְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃

Early in the morning, they exchanged oaths. Yitzchak then bade them farewell, and they departed from him in peace.

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim.

TT lemma: וילכו מאתו בשלום.

Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מְלַמֵּד שֶׁהַתּוֹכֵחָה מְבִיאָה לִידֵי שָׁלוֹם.

English: This teaches that rebuke brings about peace.

On the daf / in context: Earlier confrontation and clarification between Yitzchak and Avimelech’s party ultimately produced the peaceful departure; the verse is the source that proper rebuke leads to peace.

Type of Learning

Custom (Sifrei — rebuke leads to peace)

What Is Learned

Proper rebuke brings about peace; the peaceful departure of Avimelech after the earlier dispute is the illustration.