Vayeitzei 32:01 · unit 1
Parashas Vayeitzei · Passuk 32:01
The Complete Passuk
וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם לָבָ֜ן בַּבֹּ֗קֶר וַיְנַשֵּׁ֧ק לְבָנָ֛יו וְלִבְנוֹתָ֖יו וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֶתְהֶ֑ם וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ וַיָּ֥שׇׁב לָבָ֖ן לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃
And Lavan rose early in the morning and kissed his sons and his daughters and blessed them; and Lavan went and returned to his place.
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Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to classical sources on the parting.
TT lemma: וישכם לבן בבקר.
Sefaria — Genesis 32:1
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
אָמְרוּ: לָבָן חָזַר לְמִדּוֹתָיו, וְיַעֲקֹב הָלַךְ לְדַרְכּוֹ.
English: They said: Lavan returned to his ways, and Yaakov went on his way.
On the daf / in context: The final separation marks the end of Lavan’s influence and the continuation of Yaakov’s journey under Divine protection.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (midrashic) — not a formal named middah of the 13. The parting is read as a permanent divergence of paths.
What Is Learned
Lavan returned to his former character; Yaakov proceeded under the protection of the God of his fathers.