Vayeitzei 30:43 · EXTRA 1

EXTRA · Side-ring · Parashas Vayeitzei · Passuk 30:43

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The Complete Passuk

וַיִּפְרֹ֥ץ הָאִ֖ישׁ מְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֑ד וַֽיְהִי־לוֹ֙ צֹ֣אן רַבּ֔וֹת וּשְׁפָחוֹת֙ וַעֲבָדִ֔ים וּגְמַלִּ֖ים וַחֲמֹרִֽים׃

And the man increased exceedingly, and he had many flocks, and maidservants and menservants, and camels and donkeys.

Source Citation

Classical sources beyond the TT-numbered main ring: narrative summary of Yaakov’s increase.

Lemma: ויפרץ האיש מאד מאד.

Core Text of Chazal / Classical Meforshim

Core Text
וַיִּפְרֹץ הָאִישׁ מְאֹד מְאֹד – רִבּוּי גָּדוֹל בְּצֹאן וּבִרְכוּשׁ, פְּרִי הַבְּרָכָה הָאֱלֹהִית.

English: “And the man increased exceedingly” — a great multiplication in flock and property, the fruit of the Divine blessing.

On the daf / in context: The verse closes the account of the flock-breeding episode by stating the outcome: Yaakov’s extraordinary increase in wealth.

Type of Learning

Derash / classical peirush — not a formal named middah of the 13. Summary statement of the result of the preceding process.

What Is Learned

The final result of the years of service and the careful management of the flock is Yaakov’s great increase in both livestock and servants.