Vayechi 49:11 · unit 1

Parashas Vayechi · Passuk 49:11

The Complete Passuk

אֹסְרִ֤י לַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ עִיר֔וֹ וְלַשֹּׂרֵקָ֖ה בְּנִ֣י אֲתֹנ֑וֹ כִּבֵּ֤ס בַּיַּ֙יִן֙ לְבֻשׁ֔וֹ וּבְדַם־עֲנָבִ֖ים סוּתֽוֹ׃

Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; he washeth his garments in wine, and his vesture in the blood of grapes.

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Kesubos 111b.

Sefaria — Kesubos 111b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
כִּי אֲתָא רַב דִּימִי אָמַר: מַאי דִּכְתִיב ״אֹסְרִי לַגֶּפֶן עִירוֹ״ — אֵין לְךָ כָּל גֶּפֶן וְגֶפֶן שֶׁבְּאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁאֵין צָרִיךְ עִיר אַחַת לִבְצֹר.

English: When Rav Dimi came he said: What is the meaning of that which is written “Binding his foal unto the vine”? There is no vine in Eretz Yisrael that does not require a whole city to harvest it.

On the daf / in context: The verse is read as a description of the extraordinary abundance of the vines of Eretz Yisrael in the future (or in the ideal state).

Type of Learning

Derash of abundance from the imagery of the verse.

What Is Learned

The vines of Eretz Yisrael will be so productive that each vine will need an entire city to harvest it.