Vayeitzei 31:25 · EXTRA 1

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וַיַּשֵּׂ֥ג לָבָ֖ן אֶת־יַעֲקֹ֑ב וְיַעֲקֹ֗ב תָּקַ֤ע אֶת־אָהֳלוֹ֙ בָּהָ֔ר וְלָבָ֛ן תָּקַ֥ע אֶת־אֶחָ֖יו בְּהַ֥ר הַגִּלְעָֽד׃

And Lavan overtook Yaakov. Now Yaakov had pitched his tent on the mountain, and Lavan with his kinsmen pitched on Mount Gilad.

Classical sources beyond the TT-numbered main ring: the moment of overtaking.

Lemma: וישג לבן את יעקב.

Core Text

וַיַּשֵּׂג לָבָן אֶת־יַעֲקֹב – הַהַשָּׂגָה מִתְרַחֶשֶׁת בְּהַר הַגִּלְעָד, מְקוֹם הַמִּפְגָּשׁ וְהַבְּרִית.

English: “And Lavan overtook Yaakov” — the overtaking occurs at Mount Gilad, the place of the encounter and the covenant.

On the daf / in context: The two camps pitch on the same mountain range, setting the stage for the confrontation and the subsequent treaty.

Derash / classical peirush — not a formal named middah of the 13. Geographic detail establishing the site of the meeting.

Lavan’s overtaking of Yaakov occurs at Mount Gilad, where both parties pitch their tents and the final negotiation begins.