Vayeitzei 29-32 · EXTRA 1

EXTRA · Side-ring · Parashas Vayeitzei · Passuk 29:32

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The Complete Passuk

וַתַּ֣הַר לֵאָ֔ה וַתֵּ֖לֶד בֵּ֑ן וַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ רְאוּבֵ֑ן …

And Leah conceived and bore a son and she called his name Reuven…

Source Citation

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

Lemma: ראובן.

Core Text of Chazal / Classical Meforshim

Core Text
רְאוּ בֵן – רְאוּ מַה בֵּין בְּנִי לְבֶן חָמִי, שֶׁמָּכַר אֶת הַבְּכוֹרָה.

English: See a son – see the difference between my son and the son of my father-in-law, who sold the birthright.

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

Type of Learning

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

What Is Learned

See a son – see the difference between my son and the son of my father-in-law, who sold the birthright.