וָ֠אֶקַּח אֶת־אֲבִיכֶ֤ם אֶת־אַבְרָהָם֙ מֵעֵ֣בֶר הַנָּהָ֔ר וָאוֹלֵ֥ךְ אוֹת֖וֹ בְּכָל־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וארב [וָאַרְבֶּה֙] אֶת־זַרְע֔וֹ וָֽאֶתֶּן־ל֖וֹ אֶת־יִצְחָֽק׃
E presi vostro padre Abraham da oltre il Fiume, lo condussi per tutto il paese di Canaan, moltiplicai la sua discendenza e gli diedi Isacco.
Jerusalem Talmud Pesachim
HALAKHAH: 77This explains the expression in the Mishnah, “he starts with ignominy.” The Babli 116a reports that this is the Galilean version; the autochthonous Babylonian version was different. (The name tradition in modern prints of the Babli is unreliable; it is discussed in detail in The Scholar’s Haggadah pp. 252–255.) Rav said, a priori he has to start with78Jos. 24:2–4. your forefathers always lived on the far side of the River, etc. But I took your father Abraham from the far side of the River, etc And I increased. Rebbi Aḥa said, the ketib is וארב. How may quarrels I made for him before I gave him Isaac79The word is explained not from the root רבה “to increase” but ריב “to quarrel”.. Another explanation, I prepared an ambush for him80Root ארב “to ambush”.. If he would sin, to repay him, if he would acquire merit, to reward him.