EXTRA · Side-ring · Parashas Vayeitzei · Passuk 31:33
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And Lavan went into Yaakov’s tent, and into Leah’s tent, and into the tent of the two maidservants, and he did not find them. And he went out of Leah’s tent and entered Rachel’s tent.
Classical sources beyond the TT-numbered main ring: Rashi on 31:33 (order of the search).
Lemma: ויבא באהל רחל.
English: “And he entered Rachel’s tent” — when he left Leah’s tent he returned to Rachel’s tent before searching the maidservants’ tent, because he knew her to be meddlesome.
Derash / classical peirush — not a formal named middah of the 13. Narrative order interpreted as reflecting Lavan’s suspicion of Rachel.
Lavan’s search pattern — returning to Rachel’s tent before the maidservants — shows that he particularly suspected her of the theft.