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[371] Bereishis—Vayishlach 32:18–19 èé-çé:áì çìùéåZúéùàøá Bereishis—Vayeitzei 30:38–40 î-çì:ì àöéåZúéùàøá [346]

“When my brother, Eisov meets you −†ÌìÖêî¤ÖNѼ „EÐLÞÖbÐõÌ−−¤Ìk when they came to drink. :³B ÞzÐLÌñö'ÖêÒëÐa
and asks you saying, ‘To whom do you belong, ·íÖz¶Ôê-−ÌôÐñþ flÒôêÑñ·EÐñÞÑêÐLe 39. The sheep became heated [and mated] öê£ÒvÔíe 'ôÍìÞÓiÔî .¬ñ
Where are you going; C flÑñѳíÖò¤ÖêÐî before the rods, ³B¢ñКÔnÔí-ñÓê
and who is the owner of this that is before you?’ :E−ÞÓòÖõÐñíÓl'Ñê−£ÌôÐñe and the sheep gave birth öê flÒvÔíoÐð¤ÔñÑzÔî
19. You should [then] say, ·ÖzÐþÔôÞÖêÐî .¬− to ringed, speckled and spotted [lambs]. :ó−ÞÌêŠñЬe ó−£ÌcŠšÐòó−'ÌcŠšÎ¼
[‘They belong] to your servant, Yaakov. ë flҚμÞÔ−Ðñ ¤EÐcÐëÔ¼Ðñ 40. Yaakov separated the lambs. ›ëҚμÞÔ−ð−¤ÌþÐõÌí ‡ó−ÌëÖNÐkÔíÐî.ô
It is a present sent to my master, Eisov, î¢ÖNѼÐñ−£ÌòÒðêÞÔñí flÖìeñÐL·êîÌíí'ÖìÐòÌô He set the faces of the sheep toward the ringed ones ð§ÒšÖ¼-ñÓêöê«ÒvÔí−¶ÑòÐtö…ÑzÌiÔî…
and see, he himself is also behind us.’” :eò−ÞÑþÎìÞÔêêe£í-óÔèí'ÑpÌíÐî and all the dark ones; óe£ì-ñÖ×Ðî
[he did so] with Lavan’s flocks. ö¢ÖëÖñöê¤Ò®Ða
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He formed separate flocks of his own, B flcÔëÐñ·ó−ÌþÖðμB¥ñ³ÓL¶ÖiÔî
[18] To whom do you belong? 47 ?äÈzÇà-éÄîÀì [çé] é"ùøAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
[Meaning] of whom are you? ,íÖzÔê−ÌôñÓL AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA RASHI
[i.e.,] “Who has sent you?” ,EÎìÔñBL −Ìô and they did not require a male. ,þÖ×ÖïÐñ ³B×−ÌþЮe−ÖíêGÐî
[as] Onkelos translates it ÐzÔêöêÖôÐc—whose are you?. ?ÐzÔêöêÖôÐc :óebÐþÔ³Ðî That is the intent of the word íÖòÐôÔìÑiÔî, 181 etc. :’îèî íÖòÐôÔìÑiÔîeíÓïÐî
And who is the owner of this that is before you? .EéÆðÈôÀìäÆlÅàéÄîÀìe [39] Before the rods. .úBìÀ÷ÇnÇä-ìÆà [èì]
[Meaning:] and those before you, whose are they? ,óÑí−ÌôñÓLE−ÓòÖõÐlÓLíÓlÑêÐî [Meaning:] to the appearance of the sticks. 182 :³BñКÔnÔí ³BêÐþÔôñÓê
[I.e.,] to whom is this gift being sent? ?íÖìeñÐL³êÒfÔííÖìÐòÌnÔí−ÌôÐñ Ringed. .íéÄcË÷Âò
The ð"ôñ [here] is used as a prefix íÖë−ÑzÔíLêÒþÐa³ÓLÓnÔLÐôð"ÓôÖñ They were different at the place they are bound, ,óÖ³Öð−̚μ óBšÐôÌaó−ÌpeLÐô
in place of the word ñÓL—of [possessive] ,ñÓL óBšÐôÌa which is the ankles of their forelegs and hindlegs. 183 :óÓí−ÑñÐèÔþÐîóÓí−ÑðÐ−−Ñle½ÐþÔšóÑí
as in: “Everything that you see êeí −Ìñ,” 48 êeí −ÌñíÓêBþ íÖzÔêþÓLÎêñÒ×Ðî :BôÐk
[40] Yaakov separated the lambs. .áÉ÷ÂòÇéãéÄøÀôÄä íéÄáÈNÀkÇäÀå [î]
meaning “is mine” êeí −ÌñÓL, ;êeí −ÌlÓL
Those that were born spotted and speckled ó−ÌcešÐòó−ÌcešÎ¼ó−ÌðÖñBpÔí
[or] “’íÔñ [God’s] is the earth and its fullness,” dÖêBñÐôe ±ÓþÖêÖí ’íÔñ
he separated and set them apart for themselves öÖôЮԼÐñL−ÌþÐõÌíÐîñ−ÌcÐëÌí
[’íñ being the same as] ’í ñÓL [God’s]. :’í ñÓL
and made them into separate flocks. ,BcÔëÐñþÓðѼþÓðѼöÖ³Bê íÖNÖ¼Ðî
[19] You should [then] say, È zÀøÇîÈàÀå [èé] He then passed the spotted flock ðešÖ¼ÓíþÓðѼÖí B³Bê C−ÌñBíÐî
[they belong] to your servant, Yaakov. .áÉ÷ÂòÇéÀìEÀãÀáÇòÀì in front of the sheep ,öêÒvÔí−ÑòÐõÌñ
[Answer] his first [question] first öBLêÌþ öBLêÌþñÔ¼ whereby the face of the sheep that followed behind them óÓí−ÑþÎìÔê ³B×ÐñBíÔíöêÒvÔí−ÑòÐõe
and his last [question] last. ;öBþÎìÔê öBþÎìÔêñÔ¼Ðî would be looking at them. .óÓí−ÑñÎê ³BõB®
That which you asked, “To whom do you belong?” ?íÖzÔê−ÌôÐñ:ÖzÐñÔêÖMÓL This is meant by what is said: :þÔôÖêÓLeíÓïÐî
[respond,] “I belong to your servant, Yaakov.” −ÌòÖêëҚμÔ−ÐñEÐcÐëÔ¼Ðñ “He set the faces of the sheep toward the ringed ones,” ,ðÒšÖ¼ñÓêöêÒvÔí−ÑòÐtöÑzÌiÔî
As Onkelos translates it— BôebÐþÔ³Ðî so that the sheep faced the spotted ,ó−ÌcešÎ¼ÖíñÓêöêÒvÔí−ÑòÐte−ÖíÓL
belonging to your servant, Yaakov. ëҚμÔ−ÐðCÖcÐëÔ¼Ðc and towards all the brown ones óeì ñÖkñÓêÐî
And that which you ask, :ÖzÐñÔêÖMÓLÐî that he found among Lavan’s sheep. 184 :öÖëÖñöêÒ®ÐëêÖ®ÖnÓL
“And who is the owner of this that is before you?” ,E−ÓòÖõÐñíÓlÑê−ÌôÐñe
He formed flocks of his own. .íéÄ øÈãÂòBìúÆLÈiÇå
[respond,] “It is a present sent, etc.” :’îèî íÖìeñÐLê−ÌííÖìÐòÌô
As I have [previously] explained. :−ÌzÐLÔþ−ÑtÓLBôÐk
And see, he himself is also behind us. .eðéÅøÂçÇà àeä-íÇâäÅpÄäÀå
[Referring to] Yaakov. :ëҚμÔ− 181 Gur Aryeh explains that the form of íÖòÐôÔìÑiÔî is a combination of male eôÎìÑ− and female íÖòÐôÔìÑz, thereby alluding to this
miracle. 182 Because it was not the sticks, but rather their spots and stripes that resulted in the birth of the speckled
and spotted sheep. (S.C.) 183 See Rashi above 22, 9. 184 The commentaries on Rashi struggle with the problem:
47 The ’ñ prefix usually means to and sometimes of. Here, í³ê −ôñ does not mean “to whom [are you sent]” but “whose Had not Lavan removed all the brown ones for himself? (See v. 35). Mizrachi explains that öê®ë óîì here refers to the
are you?” 48 Above 31, 43. BERESHIT 12 brown goats, whereas Lavan had removed only the brown sheep. # # 26015-EYAL - 26015-BERESHIT-EYAL.1 | 12 - A | 18-07-18 | 09:43:38 | SR:-- | Magenta 26015-EYAL - 26015-BERESHIT-EYAL.1 | 12 - A | 18-07-18 | 09:43: