Commentary for Genesis 32:12
הַצִּילֵ֥נִי נָ֛א מִיַּ֥ד אָחִ֖י מִיַּ֣ד עֵשָׂ֑ו כִּֽי־יָרֵ֤א אָנֹכִי֙ אֹת֔וֹ פֶּן־יָב֣וֹא וְהִכַּ֔נִי אֵ֖ם עַל־בָּנִֽים׃
Deliver me, I pray Thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and smite me, the mother with the children.
Rabbeinu Chananel on Genesis
הצילני נא מיד אחי, these words correspond to the words נושא עון in Exodus, meaning that the sin has not caused Yaakov’s downfall.
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Rashi on Genesis
מיד אחי מיד עשו FROM THE HAND OF MY BROTHER, FROM THE HAND OF ESAU — from the hand of my brother who does not treat me as a brother should, but as Esau, the wicked.
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Ramban on Genesis
AND HE SMITE ME, THE MOTHER WITH THE CHILDREN. Commentators34Mentioned in Ibn Ezra. The verb “smite” thus applies to the beginning and end of the sentence. have explained it as meaning. “And he smite me and smite the mother with the children.” There are many similar verses.
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