Derasha 1 on Bereishis 33:11

TT #29 · Parashas Vayishlach · Passuk 33:11

Complete Passuk

קַח־נָ֤א אֶת־בִּרְכָתִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֻבָ֣את לָ֔ךְ כִּֽי־חַנַּ֥נִי אֱלֹהִ֖ים וְכִ֣י יֶשׁ־לִי־כֹ֑ל וַיִּפְצַר־בּ֖וֹ וַיִּקָּֽח׃

Take, please, my blessing that has been brought to you, for God has been gracious to me and because I have everything. And he urged him, and he took.

Chabad · Genesis 33:11

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Bereshit Rabbah 78:11.

Sefaria · Bereshit Rabbah 78:11

Core Text of Chazal

כי יש לי כל — עשו אמר יש לי רב, יעקב אמר יש לי כל.

“For I have everything” — Eisav said “I have plenty”; Yaakov said “I have everything.”

On the daf / in context

The Midrash contrasts the two expressions of wealth.

Type of Learning

Derash on the contrasting language of possession (Bereshit Rabbah).

What Is Learned

Yaakov’s “I have everything” expresses contentment; Eisav’s “I have plenty” implies desire for more.