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[369] Bereishis—Vayishlach 32:14–15 åè-ãé:áì çìùéåZúéùàøá Bereishis—Vayeitzei 31:1–5 ä-à:àì àöéåZúéùàøá [348]

[for] a present to his brother, Eisov. :î−ÞÌìÖêî'ÖNѼÐñí£ÖìÐòÌô 31 1. He [Yaakov] heard the words of Lavan’s sons ·öÖëÖñ-−ÞÑòÐë−¥ÑþÐëÌc-³Óê¼ †ÔôÐLÌiÔî.ê àì
15. Two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, ó−¢ÌþÐNÓ¼ó−£ÌLÖ−гe óÌ− flÔ³êÖôó−¤Ìf̼ .î¬ [who were] saying, þ flÒôêÑñ
“Yaakov has taken all that belonged to our father. eò−¢ÌëÖêÐñþ¤ÓLÎê-ñÖk³£Ñêë flҚμÞÔ−ì¤ÔšÖñ
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From that which was our father’s, eò− flÌëÖêÐñþ¤ÓLÎêÞÑôe
[i.e.,] that he had already tithed ,þÑNμÔôñÔ¬ÖpÓL he made all this wealth.” :íÞÓfÔíð£ÒëÖkÔí-ñÖk³'Ñêí –ÖNÖ¼
as it stated: [Yaakov saiI will surely give a tenth to you,” 39 ,CÖñepÓþÐOÔ¼ÎêþÑOÔ¼:þÔôÖêÐzÔêÐðíÖôÐk 2. Yaakov saw Lavan’s face [demeanor] öÖ¢ëÖñ−¤ÑòÐt-³Óêë£ÒšÎ¼ÞÔ−êÐþ'ÔiÔî.ë
terwards did he take it as a gift.) :(íÖìÐòÌôìÔšÖñþÔðÎíÔî
and it was not toward him as it was before. :óB ÞLÐñÌLñB 'ôгÌkB £n̼ep§Óò−Ñêí'ÑpÌíÐî
[15] Two hundred female goats íÄéÇúàÈîíéÄfÄò [åè]
and twenty male goats. 40 .íéÄøÀNÆòíéÄLÈéÀúe 3. Adonoy said to Yaakov, ë fl ҚμÞÔ−-ñÓê·íÖîÒíÐ−þÓôê¥ÒiÔî.è
Two hundred she-goats require twenty he-goats. 41 ,ó−ÌLÖ−Ðzó−ÌþÐNÓ¼ ³B×−ÌþЮó−Ìf̼óÌ−Ô³êÖô “Return to the land of your fathers E−£Ó³BëÎê±Óþ'Óê-ñÓêëe §L
So, too, regarding all [the animals]. ,óÖlek öÑ×Ðî and to your birthplace, E¢ÓzÐðÔñB ÞôÐñe
The [number of] males ó−ÌþÖ×ÐfÔí and I will be with you.” :CÞÖn̼í£Ó−ÐíÞÓêÐî
according to the need of the females. ;³BëÑšÐpÔíCÓþB® −ÑðÐk 4. Yaakov sent and called Rochel and Leah í¢ÖêÑñÐñe ñ¤ÑìÖþÐñê£ÖþКÌiÔîë flҚμÞÔ−ì¤ÔñÐLÌiÔî.ð
Bereishis Rabbah infers ,LÑþBð íÖaÔþ³−ÌLêÑþÐëÌëe
from here the frequency of fulfilling marital duties. 42 ,íÖþBzÔëíÖþeôÎêÖííÖòB¼ÖñöêÔkÌô to [come to] the field, to his flock. :BÞòêÒ®-ñÓêí£ÓðÖOÔí
Those of the leisure class—every day, ,óB− ñÖ×Ða ó−Ìñ−ÖiÔhÔí 5. He said to them, ö†ÓíÖñþÓôê¤ÒiÔî.í
laborers—twice a week, ,³ÖaÔLÐaóÌ−ÔzÐL ó−ÌñμBtÔí “I saw your father’s face; ö flÓ×−ÌëÎ ê−¤ÑòÐt-³Óê·−Ì×ÒòÞÖêí¥ÓêÒþ
mule drivers—once a week, ,³ÖaÔLÐa³ÔìÔêó−ÌþÖnÔìÔí it is not toward me as it was before, ó ¢ÒLÐñÌLñ¤ÒôгÌk−£ÔñÑêep'Óò−Ñê-−ÞÌk
the camel drivers—once in thirty days, ,óB− ó−̾GÐLÌñ³ÔìÔê ó−ÌñÖnÔbÔí
sailors—once in six months. ;ó−ÌLÖðÏìíÖMÌLÐñ³ÔìÔêó−Ì òÖtÔqÔí AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA RASHI é"ùøAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I do not know how specifically öÑeÔ×ÐñÔ¼ÑðB− −Ìò−ÑêÐî
[1] He made. .äÈNÈò [à]
the Midrash arrives at these exact [inferences]. ,öeeÌ×ÐaíÓfÔíLÖþÐðÌnÔí
[Here meaning:] gathered, as in :BôÐk,½ÔòÖk
But, what [does] seem right to me −Ôò−ѼÐëíÓêÐþÌòCÔê
“He gathered an army and struck Amaleik.” 190 :šÑñÖôμ³ÓêCÔiÔîñÌ−ÔìNÔ¼ÔiÔî
is that we infer from this ,öêÔkÌôeòÐðÔôÖlÓL
[3] Return to the land of your fathers. .EéÆúBáÂàõÆøÆà-ìÆà áeL [â]
that the time of fulfilling marital duties is not íÖòB¼Öíö−ÑêÓL
the same for every person óÖðÖêñÖ×ÐëíÖîÖL And there I will be with you. ,CÖn̼íÓ−ÐíÓêóÖLÐî
but is according to the amount of labor that is upon him, ,î−ÖñÖ¼ñÖhenÔíìÔþBhÔí−ÌõÐñêÖlÓê But, while you still associate with someone unclean êÑôÖhÔñþÖaeìÐôEÐðB¼ÐañÖëÎê
for we find here that for each he-goat he gave LÌ−ÔzñÖ×ÐñþÔ½ÖnÓLöêÔk eò−Ì®ÖnÓL it is not possible to rest My Divine Presence upon you. :E−ÓñÖ¼−̳Öò−Ì×ÐL ³BþÐLÔíÐñþÖLÐõÓê−Ìê
ten she-goats, as well as for each ram. ,ñÌ−ÔêñÖ×ÐñöÑ×Ðîó−Ìf̼þÓNÓ¼ [4] He called Rochel and Leah. .äÈàÅìÀìe ìÅçÈøÀìàÈøÀ÷ÄiÇå [ã]
Because they are free of labor íÖ×êÖñÐnÌôó−Ì−eòÐtóÑíÓL−ÌõÐñ First Rochel and then Leah, ,íÖêÑñÐñCÔkþÔìÔêÐîíÖlÌìÐzñÑìÖþÐñ
it is their way to mate often— L−ÌôÐLÔz ³BaÐþÔíÐñóÖ kÐþÔc for she [Rochel] was the principal wife ,³Ì−ÔaÔí³ÓþӚμíÖ³Ð−Öíê−ÌíÓL
to impregnate ten females. ,³BëÑšÐòþÓNÓ¼þÑaÔ¼Ðñe because it was for her that dÖñ−ÌëÐLÌaÓL
Once an animal has become pregnant íÖþÐaԼгÌpÓMÌôíÖôÑíÐëe Yaakov accepted to be related to Lavan. ,öÖëÖñó̼ëҚμÔ−èÑeÔcÐïÌò
it does not accept the male. ,þÖ×Öï³ÓñÓaÔšÐôdÖò−Ñê Even Leah’s descendants admit to this 191 ,þÖëÖcÔaó−ÌðBô íÖêÑññÓLÖí−ÓòÖa¹ÔêÐî
[But,] bulls who are busy laboring ,íÖ×êÖñÐôÌaö−̚нB¼ÓLó−ÌþÖõe for Boaz and his court who were of Yehudah’s tribe 192 íÖðeíÐ−¬ÓëÑMÌô Bò−Ìc³−Ñëe ïÔ¼Ba −ÑþÎíÓL
he gave for each male only four females, ,³BëÑšÐò¼ÔaÐþÔêêÖlÓêþÖ×ÖïÐñþÔ½ÖôêG say, “Like Rochel and like Leah, íÖêÑñÐ×e ñÑìÖþÐk :ó−ÌþÐôBê
and for the donkey, which travels long distances, ,íÖšBìÐþCÓþÓðÐaCÑñBíÓL þBôÎìÔñÐî who both built, etc.,” 193 ’îèî óÓí−ÑzÐLeòÖaþÓLÎê
two females per male, ,þÖ×ÖïÐñ ³BëÑšÐò−ÑzÐL placing Rochel ahead of Leah. :íÖêÑñÐññÑìÖþ eô−ÌcКÌí
and for camels which travel longer distances ,íÖšBìÐþþѳB− CÓþÓcó−Ì×ÐñBíÓL ,ó−ÌñÔôÐbÔñÐî
190 I Shmuel 14, 48. 191 I.e., that Rochel was the primary wife of Yaakov. 192 Yehudah was one of Leah’s sons.
39 Above 28, 22. 40 Why these specific numbers? 41 For propagation. 42 76, 7. 193 Ruth 4, 11. # # 26015-EYAL - 26015-BERESHIT-EYAL.1 | 12 - B | 18-07-18 | 09:43:38