EXTRA · Side-ring · Parashas Vayeitzei · Passuk 29:25
This page is an EXTRA derasha. It is not part of the main-ring PREV/NEXT chain.
And it was in the morning, and behold it was Leah… Why have you deceived me?
Classical source beyond the TT-numbered main ring: Rashi on Bereishis 29:25, citing Megillah 13b.
Lemma: וילין את לאה.
English: “In the morning, behold, it was Leah” — but at night it was not Leah, because Yaakov had given Rachel identifying signs. When Rachel saw that Leah was being brought to him, she gave Leah those signs so her sister would not be shamed.
Derash / classical peirush — not a formal named middah of the 13.
“In the morning, behold, it was Leah” — but at night it was not Leah, because Yaakov had given Rachel identifying signs. When Rachel saw that Leah was being brought to him, she gave Leah those signs so her sister would not be shamed.