Toldos 27:38 · unit 1

Parashas Toldos · Passuk 27:38

The Complete Passuk

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.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to related midrash / Tosefta.

TT lemma: הברכה אחת.

Sefaria

Core Text of Chazal

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

English: Our Rabbis taught: Esav came with a pretext, as it is said “Have you but one blessing, Father?”

On the daf / in context: Esav’s claim that there is only one blessing is treated as a polemical challenge that admits of no easy reply; the language is read as a calculated complaint rather than a simple request.

Type of Learning

Custom (aggadah — Esav’s challenge as pretext)

What Is Learned

Esav’s question “Have you but one blessing?” is characterized as a pretext and a challenge that leaves no simple answer.