Vayeitzei 29-09 · EXTRA 1

EXTRA · Side-ring · Parashas Vayeitzei · Passuk 29:09

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The Complete Passuk

עוֹדֶ֖נּוּ מְדַבֵּ֣ר עִמָּ֑ם וְרָחֵ֣ל ׀ בָּ֗אָה עִם־הַצֹּאן֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְאָבִ֔יהָ כִּ֥י רֹעָ֖ה הִֽוא׃

While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with the flock that belonged to her father, for she was a shepherdess.

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

Lemma: כי רעה הוא.

Core Text

רָחֵל הָיְתָה רוֹעָה, לְפִי שֶׁלֵּאָה הָיוּ עֵינֶיהָ רַכּוֹת וְלֹא הָיְתָה יְכוֹלָה לִהְיוֹת בַּשָּׂדֶה.

English: Rachel was a shepherdess, because Leah’s eyes were tender and she could not be in the field.

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

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

Rachel was a shepherdess, because Leah’s eyes were tender and she could not be in the field.