EXTRA · Side-ring · Parashas Vayeitzei · Passuk 31:04
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And Yaakov sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field, to his flock.
Classical sources beyond the TT-numbered main ring: narrative setting of the private consultation.
Lemma: וישלח יעקב ויקרא לרחל וללאה.
English: Yaakov sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field — he summoned them to the private place of the flock in order to speak in secrecy.
Derash / classical peirush — not a formal named middah of the 13. Choice of location as evidence of the need for privacy.
Yaakov deliberately calls his wives to the field so that the conversation about departure can take place away from Lavan’s household.