Genesis 31: Daughters of Mine

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi · Oct 12, 2025 · 4m

Now he heard the things that Lavan’s sons were saying:

וַיִּשְׁמַע אֶת־דִּבְרֵי בְנֵי־לָבָן לֵאמֹר לָקַח יַעֲקֹב אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר לְאָבִינוּ וּמֵאֲשֶׁר לְאָבִינוּ עָשָׂה אֵת כָּל־הַכָּבוֹד הַזֶּה׃

“Jacob has taken all that was our father’s, and from that which was our father’s he has built up all this wealth.” (Genesis 31:1)

Yaacov also saw that Lavan’s manner toward him was not as it had been in the past:

וַיַּרְא יַעֲקֹב אֶת פְּנֵי לָבָן וְהִנֵּה אֵינֶנּוּ עִמּוֹ כִּתְמוֹל שִׁלְשׁוֹם׃

“And Jacob saw Laban’s face, and behold, it was not toward him as before.” (Genesis 31:2)

These two verses…