Derasha 2 on Bereishis 33:10

TT #28 · Parashas Vayishlach · Passuk 33:10

Complete Passuk

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֗ב אַל־נָא֙ אִם־נָ֨א מָצָ֤אתִי חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ מִנְחָתִ֖י מִיָּדִ֑י כִּ֣י עַל־כֵּ֞ן רָאִ֣יתִי פָנֶ֗יךָ כִּרְאֹ֛ת פְּנֵ֥י אֱלֹהִ֖ים וַתִּרְצֵֽנִי׃

And Yaakov said: No, please, if I have found favor in your eyes, then take my present from my hand, for therefore I have seen your face as one sees the face of God, and you have accepted me.

Chabad · Genesis 33:10

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Bereshit Rabbah 78:10 (continuation).

Sefaria · Bereshit Rabbah 78:10

Core Text of Chazal

ותרצני — נתרצה לי.

“And you have accepted me” — you have been reconciled to me.

On the daf / in context

The Midrash reads the acceptance as a sign of reconciliation.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verb of acceptance (Bereshit Rabbah).

What Is Learned

Eisav’s acceptance of Yaakov is understood as reconciliation.