Vayeitzei 31:49 · EXTRA 1

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וְהַמִּצְפָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמַ֔ר יִ֥צֶף יְהֹוָ֖ה בֵּינִ֣י וּבֵינֶ֑ךָ כִּ֥י נִסָּתֵ֖ר אִ֥ישׁ מֵרֵעֵֽהוּ׃

And the Mitzpah, for he said, “May Hashem watch between me and you when we are hidden one from the other.”

Source Citation

Classical sources beyond the TT-numbered main ring: Rashi on 31:49.

Lemma: והמצפה.

Core Text of Chazal / Classical Meforshim

Core Text

וְהַמִּצְפָּה – לְפִי שֶׁאָמַר אֶחָד מֵהֶם לַחֲבֵרוֹ, יִצֶף ה׳ בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶךָ אִם תַּעֲבֹר אֶת הַבְּרִית.

English: And the Mitzpah — because each of them said to the other, “May Hashem watch between me and you if you violate this covenant.”

On the daf / in context: Rashi links the name Mitzpah to the root “to watch / to look out,” explaining that the place received its name from the mutual prayer that Hashem would supervise the covenant even when the parties could no longer see one another.

Type of Learning

Derash / classical peirush — not a formal named middah of the 13. The place-name is derived from the content of the spoken prayer.

What Is Learned

The name Mitzpah memorializes the mutual invocation of Divine oversight for a covenant that must endure even in mutual absence.

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