Vayeitzei 29-18 · EXTRA 1

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וַיֶּאֱהַ֥ב יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֶת־רָחֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֶֽעֱבׇדְךָ֙ שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים בְּרָחֵ֥ל בִּתְּךָ֖ הַקְּטַנָּֽה׃

And Yaakov loved Rachel and said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter.”

Classical source beyond the TT-numbered main ring: Rashi on Bereishis 29:18.

Lemma: ברחל בתך הקטנה.

Core Text

כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא יַחֲלִיף לוֹ אֶת לֵאָה, לְכָךְ פֵּרֵשׁ בִּתְּךָ הַקְּטַנָּה.

English: So that Lavan would not substitute Leah for her, Yaakov specified “your younger daughter.”

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.

So that Lavan would not substitute Leah for her, Yaakov specified “your younger daughter.”