Vayeitzei 31:06 · EXTRA 1

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The Complete Passuk

וְאַתֵּ֖נָה יְדַעְתֶּ֑ן כִּ֚י בְּכָל־כֹּחִ֔י עָבַ֖דְתִּי אֶת־אֲבִיכֶֽן׃

And you know that with all my strength I have served your father.

Source Citation

Classical sources beyond the TT-numbered main ring: Yaakov’s speech to Rachel and Leah.

Lemma: בכל כחי עבדתי.

Core Text of Chazal / Classical Meforshim

Core Text

בְּכָל־כֹּחִי עָבַדְתִּי אֶת־אֲבִיכֶן – יַעֲקֹב מַדְגִּישׁ אֶת מְסִירוּת הַנֶּפֶשׁ וְהַכֹּחַ שֶׁהִשְׁקִיעַ בַּעֲבוֹדָה.

English: “With all my strength I have served your father” — Yaakov emphasizes the total dedication and effort he invested in the service.

On the daf / in context: In speaking to his wives, Yaakov underscores the completeness of his labor as the moral basis for the claim that the increase of the flock is rightfully his under Divine providence.

Type of Learning

Derash / classical peirush — not a formal named middah of the 13. Self-testimony to complete effort as the ground of moral claim.

What Is Learned

Yaakov presents his unstinting labor as the human foundation upon which the Divine blessing of increase rests.

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