Vayeitzei 30-32 · EXTRA 1

EXTRA · Side-ring · Parashas Vayeitzei · Passuk 30:32

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אֶעֱבֹר בְּכָל צֹאנְךָ הַיּוֹם — הַיּוֹם אֲנִי עוֹבֵר בְּכָל צֹאנְךָ, וְאֶפְרִיד מִשָּׁם כָּל שֶׂה נָקֹד וְטָלוּא.

English: Rashi explains the proposal as a present sorting of the flock, separating the marked animals that will constitute Jacob’s wages.

Source context: Rashi explains the proposal as a present sorting of the flock, separating the marked animals that will constitute Jacob’s wages.

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

Remove now all the speckled and spotted, and those born from now on will be my wages.