Toldos 27:1 · unit 2
TT #26 · Parashas Toldos · Passuk 27:1
The Complete Passuk
וַֽיְהִי֙ כִּֽי־זָקֵ֣ן יִצְחָ֔ק וַתִּכְהֶ֥יןָ עֵינָ֖יו מֵרְאֹ֑ת וַיִּקְרָ֞א אֶת־עֵשָׂ֣ו בְּנ֣וֹ הַגָּדֹ֗ל וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ בְּנִ֔י וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יו הִנֵּֽנִי׃
When Yitzchak was old and his eyes were too dim to see, he called his older son Esav and said to him, “My son.” And he answered, “Here I am.”
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Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Megillah 28a. E-Daf · Sefaria — Megillah 28a
אָמַר רֵישׁ לָקִישׁ: כׇּל הַמִּסְתַּכֵּל בִּפְנֵי רָשָׁע עֵינָיו כּוֹהוֹת…
Whoever gazes at the face of a wicked person has his eyes dimmed, as it is stated, “When Yitzchak was old, his eyes became dim.”
On the daf / in context: The dimming of Yitzchak’s sight is attributed in part to looking upon Esav.
Type of Learning
Custom (Bavli — gazing at a wicked person dims the eyes)
What Is Learned
Gazing at the face of a wicked person can dim one’s eyes; Yitzchak’s loss of sight is linked to his having looked upon Esav.