English: Rashi records Leah’s calculation that Jacob was destined to have twelve tribes. To spare Rachel from having fewer sons than the maidservants, Leah prayed and the fetus was changed to a daughter.
Source context: Rashi records Leah’s calculation that Jacob was destined to have twelve tribes. To spare Rachel from having fewer sons than the maidservants, Leah prayed and the fetus was changed to a daughter.
Type of Learning
Derash / classical peirush — not a formal named middah of the 13.
What Is Learned
She judged herself: if this is a male, then Rachel my sister will not be like one of the maidservants.