Page 319 - BERESHIT

Bereishis—Toldos 25:29–30 ì-èë:äë úåãìåúZúéùàøá
[309] Bereishis—Toldos 28:9 è:çë úåãìåúZúéùàøá #26015-EYAL - 26015-BERESHIT-EYAL.1 | 10 - B | 18-07-18 | 09:43:38 | SR:-- | Yellow 26015-EYAL - 26015-BERESHIT-EYAL.1 | 10 - B | 18-07-18 | 09:43:38 | SR:-- | Magenta 26015-EYAL - 26015-BERESHIT-EYAL.1 | 10 - B | 18-07-18 | 09:43:38 | SR:-- | Cyan 2601
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA RASHI é"ùøAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
when Eisov came in from the field, exhausted. :¹ÞÑ−Ö¼êe'íÐîí£ÓðÖOÔí-öÌôî§ÖNѼê'ÒëÖiÔî
But, [we are told this] to teach us ,eòÖðÐôÌñêÖlÓê 30. Eisov said to Yaakov, 놚μÞÔ−-ñÓêî ‚ÖNѼþÓôê¶ÕiÔî.ñ
that Yishmael had died after betrothing her to Eisov îÖNѼÐñdÖðÖ¼ÐiÓMÌôñêѼÖôÐLÌ−³ÑnÓL “Please give me a swallow of this red [pottage], íflÓfÔí·óÒðÖêÞÖíó¥ÒðÖêÞÖí-öÌô·êÖò−Ìò¥Ñ¬−̼ÐñÔí
before her marriage ,Öí−ÓêeO−ÌòóÓðBš
and she was given in marriage by her brother Nevayos. .Öí−ÌìÖê ³B−ÖëÐòdÖê−ÌOÌíÐî é"ùøAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA RASHI
We also learn from this ,eòÖðÐnÌñÐî
that Yaakov was sixty-three at that time. ,ó−ÌòÖL è"½ öÓašÓþÓtÔí B³BêÐaëҚμÔ−íÖ−ÖíÓL as Onkelos translates it. :îôebÐþÔ³Ðk
For Yishmael was seventy-four at Yaakov’s birth: .ëҚμÔ−ðÔñBpÓLÐkíÖ−Öíó−ÌòÖL ð"¼ öÓañêѼÖôÐLÌ−−ÑþÎíÓL [He was] exhausted. .óÅéÈò àeäÀå
Yishmael was fourteen years older than Yitzchok 208 ,šÖìЮÌiÌôñêѼÖôÐLÌ− ñBðÖèíÖ−ÖííÖòÖL ð"− As a result of committing murder ,íÖì−Ì®ÐþÌa
and Yitzchok was sixty when they were born, ,óÖ³Bê ³ÓðÓñÐaíÖòÖL’½öÓašÖìЮÌ−Ðî as it states: :êÖô−ѳÐðíÖôÐk
giving you seventy-four, [the age of Yishmael]. ,ð"¼ −Ñ þÎí “For my soul is fatigued before the murderers.” 57 :ó−ÌèÐþBíÐñ−ÌLÐõÔòíÖõÐ−Ö¼−Ìk
He lived a total of 137 years ,ï"ñš e−Öíî−Ö³BòÐLe
[30] A swallow. .éÄðÅèéÄòÀìÇä [ì]
as it is said: “These are the years of Yishmael’s life.” 209 ,’îèî ñêѼÖôÐLÌ−−ÑiÔì−ÑòÐLíÓlÑêÐî:þÔôÍêÓpÓL
[Meaning:] I will open my mouth −ÌtìÔzÐõÓê
Consequently, Yaakov was sixty-three at Yishmael’s death. ,íÖ−Öíó−ÌòÖL è"½ öÓañêѼÖôÐLÌ−³ÑnÓLÐkëҚμÔ−êÖ®ÐôÌò 58
and pour a lot into it, ,B×B³ÐñíÑaÐþÔí CBõÐLe
We learn from this ,öêÔkÌôeòÐðÔôÖñÐî
as we have learned in a Mishnah: 59 :eò−ÌòÖMÓLBôÐk
that he hid in the house of Eiver for fourteen years íÖòÖL ð"− þÓëѼ³−ÑëÐaöÔôЬÌpÓL
“A camel may not be force-fed [on Shabbos] ñÖôÖbÔí³Óêö−̽ÐëBê ö−Ñê
and afterwards went to Charan, öÖþÖìÐñCÔñÖíCÔkþÔìÔêÐî
but food may be poured into him.” :B³Bê ö−̬−̼ÐñÔôñÖëÎê
for he had not yet been at Lavan’s house öÖëÖñ³−ÑëÐaíÖíÖLêG−ÑþÎíÓL
Of this red [pottage]. .íÉãÈàÈäíÉãÈàÈäïÄî
before Yoseif’s birth, but only fourteen years. ,íÖòÖL ð"− êÖlÓê¹Ñ½B− ñÓLB³Öð−Ññ−ÑòÐõÌñ
Red lentils. .³BneðÎêó−ÌLÖðμ
As it is said: “I served you fourteen years íÖòÖLíÑþÐNÓ¼¼ÔaÐþÔêE−ÌzÐ ðÔëμ:þÔôÍêÓpÓL
On that day Avraham died ,óÖíÖþÐëÔê³Ñô óBiÔí B³BêÐî
for your two daughters, and six years for your sheep.” 210 ,EÓòêÒ®Ðaó−ÌòÖL¾ÑLÐîE−Ó³BòÐë−ÑzÐLÌa
so that he would not see Eisov, his grandson, BòÐaöÓaîÖNѼ³ÓêíÓêÐþÌ−êHÓL
And his receiving of the sheep as wages 211 öêÒvÔíþÔ×ÐNe
falling into bad ways, ,íÖ¼Öþ ³eaÐþÔ³ÐñêÑ®B−
took place after Yoseif’s birth, ,íÖ−Öí¹Ñ½B− ðÔñBòÓMÌô
[for] this would not be “the good old age” 60 íÖëB¬ íÖë−ÑNBïö−ÑêÐî
as it is said “When Rochel had given birth to Yoseif.” 212 ;’îèî ¹Ñ½B− ³ÓêñÑìÖþíÖðÐñÖ−þÓ¾ÎêÔk−ÌíÐ−Ôî:þÔôÍêÓpÓL
that God had promised him. ,í"ÖaÖwÔí Bì−̬ÐëÌíÓL
Now, Yoseif was thirty when he became ruler 213 ,CÔñÖnÓLÐkíÖ−ÖííÖòÖL’ñöÓa¹Ñ½B−Ðî
It is for this reason that CÖ×−ÌõÐñ
and from then until Yaakov went down to Egypt óÌ−ÔþЮÌôÐñëҚμÔ−ðÔþÖiÓLðÔ¼óÖMÌôe
God shortened his life by five years, ,î−Ö³BòÐMÌôó−ÌòÖL’íí"ÖaÖwÔíþÑvÌš
took nine years—seven years of plenty ¼ÔëBN ñÓL ’ï ,ó−ÌòÖL’¬
for Yitzchok lived 180 years íÖòÖL õ"š −Ô ìšÖìЮÌiÓL
and two years of hunger. ëÖ¼ÖþñÓL ’ëe
whereas, he [Avraham] 175. ,í"¼š íÓïÐî
[At that time] Yaakov said to Pharaoh: íÒ¼ÐþÔõÐñþÔôÖêëҚμÔ−Ðî
[Thus,] Yaakov cooked lentils ó−ÌLÖðμëҚμÔ−ñÑM−Ìëe
“The years of my temporary residence −ÔþeèÐô−ÑòÐ L−ÑôÐ−
as a first-meal for the mourner. .ñÑëÖêÖí³Óê ³BþÐëÔíÐñ
are one hundred and thirty years.” 214 íÖòÖL³ÔêÐôe ó−ÌLGо
Why [are] lentils [food for a mourner]? ?ó−ÌLÖðμíÖnÖñÐî
Now go and calculate: ëBLÎìÔîêÑ®
Because they are [round] as a wheel, ,ñÔbÐñÔèÐñ ³îôBcÓL
Fourteen years prior to Yoseif’s birth, ¹Ñ½B− ³Ôð−Ññ−ÑpÐõÌlÓL ð"−
for mourning is a wheel ñÔbÐñÔb ³eñÑëÎêÖíÓL
plus the thirty years of Yoseif[’s age] 215 ¹Ñ½B− ñÓLó−ÌLGÐLe
that revolves in the world. 61 óÖñB¼ÖaþÑïBìÔí
plus the nine years from when he became ruler CÔñÖnÓMÌô¼ÔLѳÐî
(Another reason: Just as lentils ó−ÌLÖðμíÖô :ðB¼Ðî)
until the arrival of Yaakov ,ëҚμÔ−êÖaÓLðÔ¼
have no mouth [i.e., an opening] ,íÓtóÓíÖñö−Ñê
so, too, a mourner has no mouth, ,íÓõBñö−ÑêñÑëÖêÖíCÔk
208 For Avraham was 86 at Yishmael’s birth (v. above 16, 16) and 100 at Yitzchok’s birth (ibid. 21, 5). 209 Above 25,
17. 210 Below 31, 41. 211 Yaakov had requested to take his leave of Lavan after 14 years, but agreed to stay on in
return of receiving sheep as wages. 212 Below 30, 25. 213 Below 41, 46. 214 Below 47, 9. 215 At the time of his 57 Yirmiyahu 4, 31. 58 Ber. Rab. 63, 12. 59 Shabbos 155b. 60 Above 15, 15. 61 Just as a turning wheel touches
becoming ruler. every spot on the ground so, too, does mourning touch everyone sooner or later (Bava Basra 16b).
#26015-EYAL - 26015-BERESHIT-EYAL.1 | 10 - B | 18-07-18 | 09:43:38 | SR:-- | Yellow 26015-EYAL - 26015-BERESHIT-EYAL.1 | 10 - B | 18-07-18 | 09:43:38 | SR:-- | Magenta 26015-EYAL - 26015-BERESHIT-EYAL.1 | 10 - B | 18-07-18 | 09:43:38 | SR:-- | Cyan 26015-EYAL - 26015-BERESHIT-EYAL.1 | 10 - B | 18-07-18 | 09:43:38 |