Vayeitzei 29-14 · EXTRA 1

EXTRA · Side-ring · Parashas Vayeitzei · Passuk 29:14

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The Complete Passuk

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ לָבָ֔ן אַ֛ךְ עַצְמִ֥י וּבְשָׂרִ֖י אָ֑תָּה וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב עִמּ֖וֹ חֹ֥דֶשׁ יָמִֽים׃

And Lavan said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh.” And he stayed with him a month of days.

Classical sources beyond the TT-numbered main ring: Rashi / classical.

Lemma: אך עצמי ובשרי.

Core Text

קָרוֹב אַתָּה לִי, וְאַף עַל פִּי כֵן לֹא אֶתֵּן לְךָ מְאוּמָה חִנָּם.

English: You are a relative to me, and even so I will not give you anything for free.

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

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

You are a relative to me, and even so I will not give you anything for free.