Toldos 27:12 · unit 2
TT #30 · Parashas Toldos · Passuk 27:12
The Complete Passuk
אוּלַ֤י יְמֻשֵּׁ֙נִי֙ אָבִ֔י וְהָיִ֥יתִי בְעֵינָ֖יו כִּמְתַעְתֵּ֑עַ וְהֵבֵאתִ֥י עָלַ֛י קְלָלָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א בְרָכָֽה׃
If my father touches me, I shall appear to him as a trickster and bring upon myself a curse, not a blessing.
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Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sanhedrin 92a. E-Daf · Sefaria — Sanhedrin 92a
TT lemma: כמתעתע.
אָמַר רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר, כָּל הַמַּחֲלִיף בְּדִבּוּרוֹ כְּאִלּוּ עוֹבֵד עֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים…
Whoever changes his word is as though he worships idols; it is written here “ke-meta‘tea” and there “ta‘atu‘im.”
On the daf / in context: The rare term meta‘tea is linked to the language of idolatry, teaching the gravity of altering one’s speech.
Type of Learning
Custom (Bavli — changing one’s word akin to idolatry)
What Is Learned
Altering one’s word is compared to idolatry; the unusual term “ke-meta‘tea” supplies the verbal link.