Vayeitzei 30-31 · EXTRA 1

EXTRA · Side-ring · Parashas Vayeitzei · Passuk 30:31

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לֹא תִתֶּן לִי מְאוּמָה — אֵינִי חָפֵץ בְּמַתְּנָה, אֶלָּא שְׂכַר מַעֲשַׂי.

English: Rashi reads Jacob as refusing a gift and asking instead for compensation earned through his work.

Source context: Rashi reads Jacob as refusing a gift and asking instead for compensation earned through his work.

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

I do not want a gift, but wages from the flock.