Derasha 2 on Bereishis 33:14

TT #33 · Parashas Vayishlach · Passuk 33:14

Complete Passuk

יַעֲבָר־נָ֥א אֲדֹנִ֖י לִפְנֵ֣י עַבְדּ֑וֹ וַאֲנִ֞י אֶֽתְנָהֲלָ֣ה לְאִטִּ֗י לְרֶ֨גֶל הַמְּלָאכָ֤ה אֲשֶׁר־לְפָנַי֙ וּלְרֶ֣גֶל הַיְלָדִ֔ים עַ֛ד אֲשֶׁר־אָבֹ֥א אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֖י שֵׂעִֽירָה׃

Let my lord pass on before his servant, and I will lead on slowly, according to the pace of the work that is before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord, to Seir.

Chabad · Genesis 33:14

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to the same Midrashic discussion of the delayed arrival.

Core Text of Chazal

אתנהלה לאטי — לאט לאט.

“I will lead on slowly” — little by little.

On the daf / in context

The phrase emphasizes deliberate, measured progress.

Type of Learning

Derash on the pace (continuation).

What Is Learned

Yaakov insisted on traveling at the slow pace required by the children and the flocks.