English: At first they decreed a persecution in Yehudah, for so it was transmitted to them from their fathers that Yehudah killed Esav, as it is said “thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies.”
On the daf / in context: The tradition that Yehudah struck Esav is linked to this verse; the Yerushalmi records that the Romans (or the persecuting power) acted on that tradition.
Type of Learning
Historical application of the verse preserved in the Yerushalmi.
What Is Learned
There was an early tradition that Yehudah killed Esav, and the verse “thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies” was taken as the source of that tradition.