Toldos 27:28 · unit 1

Parashas Toldos · Passuk 27:28

The Complete Passuk

וְיִֽתֶּן־לְךָ֙ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים מִטַּל֙ הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וּמִשְׁמַנֵּ֖י הָאָ֑רֶץ וְרֹ֥ב דָּגָ֖ן וְתִירֹֽשׁ׃

“May God give you of the dew of heaven and the fat of the earth, abundance of new grain and wine.

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to related midrash.

TT lemma: ויתן לך האלהים.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מַה שֶּׁנָּתַן אֱלֹהִים לְאַבְרָהָם בְּדִיָּתֵיקֵי נָתוּן לְךָ.

English: That which God gave to Avraham by deed (diatiki) is given to you.

On the daf / in context: The perfective form “ve-yiten” and the definite article on “ha-Elohim” are read as transferring the already-granted covenant blessings of Avraham to Yaakov.

Type of Learning

Custom (aggadah — transfer of Avraham’s covenant blessings)

What Is Learned

The blessings promised to Avraham by irrevocable deed are here conferred upon Yaakov; the language of the verse marks the transfer.