Toldos 27:24 · EXTRA
Parashas Toldos · Passuk 27:24
The Complete Passuk
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אַתָּ֥ה זֶ֖ה בְּנִ֣י עֵשָׂ֑ו וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אָֽנִי׃
He asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” And when he said, “I am,”
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Source Citation
Rashi on Bereishis 27:24 (classical source on this passuk; not listed as a numbered Torah Temimah unit here).
Lemma / focus: ויאמר אני.
Sefaria
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
לֹא אָמַר אֲנִי עֵשָׂו אֶלָּא אָנֹכִי.
English: He did not say “I am Esav,” but only “It is I.”
On the daf / in context: Yaakov’s second answer avoids repeating the full identification.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Rashi) — not a formal named middah of the 13.
What Is Learned
When asked again, Yaakov said only “I am,” not “I am Esav.”