Vayeitzei 29-15 · EXTRA 1

EXTRA · Side-ring · Parashas Vayeitzei · Passuk 29:15

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָבָן֙ לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב הֲכִי־אָחִ֣י אַ֔תָּה וַעֲבַדְתַּ֖נִי חִנָּ֑ם הַגִּ֥ידָה לִּ֖י מַה־מַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּֽךָ׃

And Lavan said to Yaakov, “Because you are my kinsman, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?”

Classical source beyond the TT-numbered main ring: Rashi on Bereishis 29:15.

Lemma: הכי אחי אתה.

Core Text

הֲכִי אָחִי אַתָּה — לְשׁוֹן תֵּמַהּ, וְכִי בִּשְׁבִיל שֶׁאָחִי אַתָּה תַּעֲבְדֵנִי חִנָּם.

English: “Are you really my brother?” is an expression of astonishment: just because you are my brother, should you work for me for nothing?

On the daf / in context: The page now preserves Rashi's verse-level explanation rather than the previous reconstructed generalization.

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

“Are you really my brother?” is an expression of astonishment: just because you are my brother, should you work for me for nothing?