Toldos 27:38 · unit 1

TT #43 · Parashas Toldos · Passuk 27:38

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וַיֹּ֨אמֶר עֵשָׂ֜ו אֶל־אָבִ֗יו הַֽבְרָכָ֨ה אַחַ֤ת הִֽוא־לְךָ֙ אָבִ֔י בָּרְכֵ֥נִי גַם־אָ֖נִי אָבִ֑י וַיִּשָּׂ֥א עֵשָׂ֛ו קֹל֖וֹ וַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃

And Esav said to his father, “Have you but one blessing, Father? Bless me too, Father!” And Esav wept aloud.

Torah Temimah points to Sanhedrin 101b. E-Daf · Sefaria — Sanhedrin 101b

תָּנוּ רַבָּנָן, עֵשָׂו בָּא בַּעֲלִילָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר הַבְרָכָה אַחַת הִוא לְךָ אָבִי.

Esav came with a pretext, as it is said “Have you but one blessing, Father?”

On the daf / in context: Esav’s claim is treated as a polemical challenge rather than a simple request.

Custom (aggadah — Esav’s challenge as pretext)

Esav’s question is characterized as a pretext and a challenge that leaves no simple answer.