Vayeitzei 31:13 · unit 1
Parashas Vayeitzei · Passuk 31:13
The Complete Passuk
אָנֹכִ֤י הָאֵל֙ בֵּֽית־אֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר מָשַׁ֤חְתָּ שָּׁם֙ מַצֵּבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָדַ֥רְתָּ לִּ֛י שָׁ֖ם נֶ֑דֶר עַתָּ֗ה ק֥וּם צֵא֙ מִן־הָאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֔את וְשׁ֖וּב אֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ מוֹלַדְתֶּֽךָ׃
I am the God of Beis-El, where you anointed a pillar, where you vowed a vow to Me; now arise, go out from this land and return to the land of your birth.
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Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to classical sources on the reminder of the vow.
TT lemma: אשר נדרת לי שם נדר .
Sefaria — Genesis 31:13
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
אָמְרוּ: הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא הִזְכִּיר לוֹ אֶת הַנֶּדֶר כְּדֵי שֶׁיְּמַהֵר לָצֵאת.
English: They said: The Holy One, blessed be He, reminded him of the vow so that he would hurry to leave.
On the daf / in context: The Divine command links the original vow at Beis-El to the present instruction to return.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (midrashic) — not a formal named middah of the 13 . The mention of the vow is taken as a prompt for immediate action.
What Is Learned
Hashem recalled Yaakov’s vow at Beis-El in order to urge him to fulfill it by returning to the land of his birth.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.