Vayeitzei 29-10 · EXTRA 1
EXTRA · Side-ring · Parashas Vayeitzei · Passuk 29:10
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וַיְהִ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ רָאָ֨ה יַעֲקֹ֜ב אֶת־רָחֵ֗ל בַּת־לָבָן֙ אֲחִ֣י אִמּ֔וֹ וְאֶת־צֹ֥אן לָבָ֖ן אֲחִ֣י אִמּ֑וֹ וַיִּגַּ֣שׁ יַעֲקֹ֗ב וַיָּ֤גֶל אֶת־הָאֶ֙בֶן֙ מֵעַל֙ פִּ֣י הַבְּאֵ֔ר וַיַּ֕שְׁקְ אֶת־צֹ֥אן לָבָ֖ן אֲחִ֥י אִמּֽוֹ׃
And it was when Yaakov saw Rachel… that Yaakov approached and rolled the stone from the mouth of the well…
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Source Citation
Classical source beyond the TT-numbered main ring: Rashi on Bereishis 29:10, citing Bereshit Rabbah 70:12.
Lemma: ויגל את האבן.
Core Text of Chazal / Classical Meforshim
Core Text
וַיִּגַּשׁ יַעֲקֹב וַיָּגֶל — כְּאָדָם שֶׁמַּעֲבִיר אֶת הַפְּקַק מֵעַל פִּי צְלוֹחִית, לְהוֹדִיעֲךָ שֶׁכֹּחוֹ גָּדוֹל.
English: Jacob stepped near and rolled it away — like someone removing a stopper from the mouth of a flask, to show you that his strength was great.
On the daf / in context: Rashi explains the verse directly; the page now preserves the verse-level source rather than a reconstructed generalization.
Type of Learning
Peshat / classical peirush — not a formal named middah of the 13.
What Is Learned
Rashi uses the image of removing a stopper to emphasize Yaakov’s unusual physical strength.