Vayeitzei 29-06 · EXTRA 1

EXTRA · Side-ring · Parashas Vayeitzei · Passuk 29:06

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The Complete Passuk

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לָהֶ֖ם הֲשָׁל֣וֹם ל֑וֹ וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ שָׁל֔וֹם וְהִנֵּה֙ רָחֵ֣ל בִּתּ֔וֹ בָּאָ֖ה עִם־הַצֹּֽאן׃

And he said to them, “Is it well with him?” And they said, “It is well; and behold Rachel his daughter is coming with the flock.”

Classical sources beyond the TT-numbered main ring: Classical midrashic note.

Lemma: השלום לו.

Core Text

שְׁאֵלַת שָׁלוֹם – מִדַּת חֲסִידוּת, לְהַקְדִּים שָׁלוֹם לִפְנֵי כׇּל דָּבָר.

English: Asking after peace is a mark of piety — to put peace first before anything else.

On the daf / in context: Classical comment tightly bound to this passuk.

Derash / classical peirush — not a formal named middah of the 13.

Asking after peace is a mark of piety — to put peace first before anything else.