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וישלח
Parashat Vayishlach.
Genesis 32:4 to 36:43 · eighth portion of the book of Genesis
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Opening verses
וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח יַעֲקֹ֤ב מַלְאָכִים֙ לְפָנָ֔יו אֶל־עֵשָׂ֖ו אָחִ֑יו אַ֥רְצָה שֵׂעִ֖יר שְׂדֵ֥ה אֱדֽוֹם׃
32:4And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the field of Edom.
וַיְצַ֤ו אֹתָם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כֹּ֣ה תֹאמְר֔וּן לַֽאדֹנִ֖י לְעֵשָׂ֑ו כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ עַבְדְּךָ֣ יַעֲקֹ֔ב עִם־לָבָ֣ן גַּ֔רְתִּי וָאֵחַ֖ר עַד־עָֽתָּה׃
32:5And he commanded them, saying: ‘Thus shall ye say unto my lord Esau: Thus saith thy servant Jacob: I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed until now.
וַֽיְהִי־לִי֙ שׁ֣וֹר וַחֲמ֔וֹר צֹ֖אן וְעֶ֣בֶד וְשִׁפְחָ֑ה וָֽאֶשְׁלְחָה֙ לְהַגִּ֣יד לַֽאדֹנִ֔י לִמְצֹא־חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃
32:6And I have oxen, and asses and flocks, and men-servants and maid-servants; and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favour in thy sight.’
Masoretic text and JPS 1917 translation.
The seven aliyot
| Aliyah | Verses | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genesis 32:4 to 13 | And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the field of Edom. |
| 2 | Genesis 32:14 to 30 | And he lodged there that night; and took of that which he had with him a present for Esau his brother: |
| 3 | Genesis 32:31 to 33:5 | And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: ‘for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.’ |
| 4 | Genesis 33:6 to 20 | Then the handmaids came near, they and their children, and they bowed down. |
| 5 | Genesis 34:1 to 35:11 | And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. |
| 6 | Genesis 35:12 to 36:19 | and the land which I gave unto Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.’ |
| 7 | Genesis 36:20 to 43 | These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah, |
| Maftir | Genesis 36:40 to 43 | And these are the names of the chiefs that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names: the chief of Timna, the chief of Alvah, the chief of Jetheth; |
Rashi on the first verse
וַיִּשְׁלַח יַעֲקֹב מַלְאָכִים
And Jacob sent messengers. (Heb. מלאכים angels), actually angels (Genesis Rabbah 75:4).
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The Zohar on Vayishlach
6 topics and 185 passages, from daf 165b to daf 179a, in Aramaic. The full Zohar is in Zion Torah+.
- זהר165b
- ויפול על צוארו171b
- ויעקב נסע סכותה172a
- ויהי בצאת נפשה כי מתה174a
- וילך ראובן וישכב175b
- ואלה תולדות עשו הוא אדום177a
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