Vayeitzei 30:36 · EXTRA 1

EXTRA · Side-ring · Parashas Vayeitzei · Passuk 30:36

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The Complete Passuk

וַיָּשֶׂם דֶּרֶךְ שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים — לָבָן הִרְחִיק אֶת הָעֲדָרִים הַמְּשֻׁנִּים מִיַּעֲקֹב.

English: Rashi explains the three-day separation as Laban distancing the selected flocks from Jacob.

Source context: Rashi explains the three-day separation as Laban distancing the selected flocks from Jacob.

Type of Learning

Derash / classical peirush — not a formal named middah of the 13. Narrative detail showing Lavan’s continuing attempt to disadvantage Yaakov.

What Is Learned

Lavan’s placement of a three-day barrier between the flocks was an effort to frustrate the terms that had just been set.