EXTRA on Bereishis 34:1

Side-ring · classical material on a skipped passuk

Complete Passuk

וַתֵּצֵ֤א דִינָה֙ בַּת־לֵאָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָלְדָ֖ה לְיַעֲקֹ֑ב לִרְא֖וֹת בִּבְנ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃

And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Yaakov, went out to see the daughters of the land.

Source Citation

Bereshit Rabbah 80:1.

Sefaria · Bereshit Rabbah 80:1

Core Text of Chazal

ותצא דינה — יצאה לטייל, ועל ידי כך אירע לה מה שאירע.

“And Dinah went out” — she went out to stroll, and through that the incident befell her.

On the daf / in context

The Midrash links the verb “went out” with the subsequent misfortune.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verb of going out (Bereshit Rabbah).

What Is Learned

Dinah’s going out is presented as the circumstance that led to the events that followed.