Vayeitzei 29:23 · unit 1

Parashas Vayeitzei · Passuk 29:23

The Complete Passuk

וַיְהִ֣י בָעֶ֔רֶב וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת־לֵאָ֣ה בִתּ֔וֹ וַיָּבֵ֥א אֹתָ֖הּ אֵלָ֑יו וַיָּבֹ֖א אֵלֶֽיהָ׃

And it was in the evening that he took Leah his daughter and brought her to him, and he came to her.

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to classical sources on the switch of the sisters.

TT lemma: ויקח את לאה.

Sefaria — Genesis 29:23

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אָמְרוּ: כׇּל הַלַּיְלָה הָיְתָה רָחֵל מְסַפֶּרֶת לְיַעֲקֹב סִימָנִים שֶׁמָּסְרָה לָהּ, כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא תִּתְבַּיֵּשׁ אֲחוֹתָהּ.

English: They said: The whole night Rachel was telling Yaakov the signs that she had given him, so that her sister would not be put to shame.

On the daf / in context: The midrash explains how the switch succeeded: Rachel had previously given Yaakov private signs and then conveyed them to Leah to protect her sister’s honor.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (midrashic) — not a formal named middah of the 13. The success of the deception is attributed to Rachel’s self-sacrifice.

What Is Learned

Rachel’s willingness to share the private signs with Leah prevented her sister from being shamed on her wedding night.