Toldos 27:21 · EXTRA
Parashas Toldos · Passuk 27:21
The Complete Passuk
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יִצְחָק֙ אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֔ב גְּשָׁה־נָּ֥א וַאֲמֻֽשְׁךָ֖ בְּנִ֑י הַֽאַתָּ֥ה זֶ֛ה בְּנִ֥י עֵשָׂ֖ו אִם־לֹֽא׃
Isaac said to Jacob, “Come closer that I may feel you, my son—whether you are really my son Esau or not.”
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Source Citation
Rashi on Bereishis 27:21 (classical source on this passuk; not listed as a numbered Torah Temimah unit here).
Lemma / focus: גשה נא ואמשך.
Sefaria
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
אָמַר יִצְחָק בְּלִבּוֹ אֵין דֶּרֶךְ עֵשָׂו לִהְיוֹת שֵׁם שָׁמַיִם שָׁגוּר בְּפִיו, וְזֶה אָמַר כִּי הִקְרָה ה׳.
English: Yitzchak said to himself: It is not Esav’s way to have the Name of Heaven fluent in his mouth, and this one said “Hashem made it happen.”
On the daf / in context: The mention of Hashem raises Yitzchak’s suspicion and leads him to feel the speaker.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Rashi) — not a formal named middah of the 13.
What Is Learned
Yitzchak asked the speaker to draw near so he could feel him, because mentioning Hashem was not Esav’s usual speech.