Vayeishev 37:6 · EXTRA

EXTRA · Parashas Vayeishev · Passuk 37:6 · not a Torah Temimah citation on this passuk

The Complete Passuk

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם שִׁמְעוּ־נָ֕א הַחֲל֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָלָֽמְתִּי׃

He said to them, “Hear this dream that I have dreamed:

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Source Citation

Classical source (EXTRA side-ring): Yalkut Shimoni 141 / Shabbos 10b theme.

Sefaria — Yalkut Shimoni 141 / Shabbos 10b theme

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אָמַר רַב: לְעוֹלָם אַל יְשַׁנֶּה אָדָם בְּנוֹ בֵּין הַבָּנִים, שֶׁבִּשְׁבִיל מִשְׁקַל שְׁנֵי סְלָעִים מִילָת שֶׁהוֹסִיף יַעֲקֹב לְיוֹסֵף מִשְּׁאָר בָּנָיו נִתְקַנְּאוּ בּוֹ וְנִתְגַּלְגֵּל הַדָּבָר וְיָרְדוּ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ לְמִצְרַיִם.

English: Rav said: A person should never treat one child differently from the others, for because of two sela’ weight of fine wool that Yaakov added for Yosef beyond his other sons, they became jealous of him, and the matter rolled on until our ancestors went down to Mitzrayim.

In context: The dream report sits inside the larger arc that begins with favoritism and ends in exile.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Bavli/Yalkut) — not a formal named middah of the 13. A small parental preference is traced as the spark of a national descent.

What Is Learned

Favoring one child, even with a small gift, can set jealousy in motion with historic consequences.