Derasha 1 on Bereishis 32:26

TT #9 · Parashas Vayishlach · Passuk 32:26

Complete Passuk

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שַׁלְּחֵ֔נִי כִּ֥י עָלָ֖ה הַשָּׁ֑חַר וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אֲשַֽׁלֵּחֲךָ֔ כִּ֖י אִם־בֵּרַכְתָּֽנִי׃

And he said: Let me go, for the dawn has risen. And he said: I will not let you go unless you have blessed me.

Chabad · Genesis 32:26

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Chullin 91b.

Sefaria · Chullin 91b

Core Text of Chazal

ויאמר שלחני כי עלה השחר — א"ל: גנב אתה או קוביוסטוס אתה, שאתה מתיירא מן השחר?

“And he said: Let me go, for the dawn has risen.” He said to him: Are you a thief or a gambler, that you fear the dawn?

On the daf / in context

The Gemara records Yaakov’s challenge to the angel’s urgency to depart at daybreak.

Type of Learning

Derash on the dialogue (Bavli).

What Is Learned

Yaakov pressed the angel for a blessing before releasing him at dawn.