חָמַ֣ד רָ֭שָׁע מְצ֣וֹד רָעִ֑ים וְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁ צַדִּיקִ֣ים יִתֵּֽן׃
Ninanasa ng masama ang nahuhuli ng masasamang tao, ngunit ang ugat ng mga matuwid ay nagbubunga.
Midrash Tanchuma
As he was about to cross the Nile, the tax-collectors gathered about him and asked: “What are you carrying in the cabinet?” “Barley,” he replied. They retorted: “It is not barley, but wheat.” “Then charge me the duty for wheat,” said he. “But it may be pepper,” they argued. “Then take the tax for pepper,” he insisted. They said to him: “It must be gold coins.” Finally, they compelled him to open the box. When they beheld her countenance, which was as radiant as the sun, they said to him: “Truly, she is not meant for a commoner.” And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her unto Pharaoh (Gen. 12:15). When Abraham saw this, he began to weep, and to supplicate the Holy One, blessed be He: “Master of the Universe, is this to be my reward for my abiding faith in You? For the sake of Your compassion and Your loving-kindness, do not put my trust in You to shame.” Sarah likewise cried out: “Master of the Universe, I knew nothing at all, but when he told me that you commanded him: Get thee out of thy country, I trusted in Your word. Now I have been separated from my father, my mother, and my husband, and this evil man will approach me and abuse me. Act for the sake of Your great name, and because of my trust in Your word.” The Holy One, blessed be He, replied: You may be certain that no harm will befall you or your husband, as it is written: There shall no mischief befall the righteous, but the wicked are filled with evil (Prov. 12:12).
Bereshit Rabbah
“Rebecca took the fine garments of Esau, her elder son, that were with her in the house, and she dressed Jacob her younger son” (Genesis 27:15).
“Rebecca took the fine [haḥamudot] garments of Esau, her elder son” – what he had coveted [sheḥamad] from Nimrod, and he killed him and took them. That is what is written: “The wicked covets the prey of the evil” (Proverbs 12:12).
“That were with her in the house” – in them he would attend his father. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said: I attended my father all my days, and I did not attend him one one-hundredth of what Esau attended his father. When I would attend my father, I attended him with dirty garments, but when I would go out on the road, I would go out with clean garments. But Esau, when he would attend his father, he would attend him only with royal garments. He said: ‘It is not in keeping with Father’s honor to attend him in anything other than royal garments.’ That is what is written: “That were with her in the house.”
How many wives did he [Esau] have, and you say: “That were with her in the house”? It is because he [Esau] knew what their [his wives’] actions were.25Esau did not trust his wives and therefore kept the special set of his clothing in his mother's house. Rabbi Abba bar Kahana said: There was an incident involving a group of scoundrels in that Kefar Ḥatya, who were accustomed to eat and drink in the synagogue every Shabbat eve. When they finished eating they would take the bones and cast them on the scribe. One of them was dying; they said to him: ‘To whom do you wish to entrust your son?’ He said to them: ‘To the scribe.’ But, how many friends did he have, but he said: ‘To the scribe’? It is, rather, that he knew what their actions were, and that the scribe was much better than they were. So, how many wives did he have, and the verse says: “That were with her in the house”? It is because he knew what their actions were.
“Rebecca took the fine [haḥamudot] garments of Esau, her elder son” – what he had coveted [sheḥamad] from Nimrod, and he killed him and took them. That is what is written: “The wicked covets the prey of the evil” (Proverbs 12:12).
“That were with her in the house” – in them he would attend his father. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said: I attended my father all my days, and I did not attend him one one-hundredth of what Esau attended his father. When I would attend my father, I attended him with dirty garments, but when I would go out on the road, I would go out with clean garments. But Esau, when he would attend his father, he would attend him only with royal garments. He said: ‘It is not in keeping with Father’s honor to attend him in anything other than royal garments.’ That is what is written: “That were with her in the house.”
How many wives did he [Esau] have, and you say: “That were with her in the house”? It is because he [Esau] knew what their [his wives’] actions were.25Esau did not trust his wives and therefore kept the special set of his clothing in his mother's house. Rabbi Abba bar Kahana said: There was an incident involving a group of scoundrels in that Kefar Ḥatya, who were accustomed to eat and drink in the synagogue every Shabbat eve. When they finished eating they would take the bones and cast them on the scribe. One of them was dying; they said to him: ‘To whom do you wish to entrust your son?’ He said to them: ‘To the scribe.’ But, how many friends did he have, but he said: ‘To the scribe’? It is, rather, that he knew what their actions were, and that the scribe was much better than they were. So, how many wives did he have, and the verse says: “That were with her in the house”? It is because he knew what their actions were.
Bereshit Rabbah
“And the hides of the goat kids, she placed on his arms and on the smoothness of his neck” (Genesis 27:16).
“And the hides of the goat kids” – Rabbi Yoḥanan said: The two arms of our patriarch Jacob were like two pillars of marble, and you say “she placed on his arms”? It is, rather, that she sewed them.26Jacob's arms were very large, so his mother had to sew several skins together in order to have enough material to cover his arms. Rabbi Huna said in the name of Rabbi Yosei: The two daily offerings that Israel would sacrifice on the Festival,27Sukkot. they would place them on young camels, and their legs would drag on the ground. Rabbi Huna said in the name of Rabbi Yosei: This cinnamon tree that would grow in the Land of Israel, and goats and gazelles would reach the top of the tree and eat from it.28Thus, it is possible the the skin of the goats sufficed to cover the arms of Jacob, and Rebecca did not have to sew them. Rabbi Ḥanina said: But are calves not slaughtered in the Land of Israel, and olive trees hewn, and fertile soil on the mountains?29In our day we do not see such large animals and large trees, even though it is the same soil. Thus, it must be that these large trees and animals are miraculous (Radal). These were miraculous acts. Rabbi Mona said: They are all miraculous acts.
“She gave the delicacies and the bread that she prepared into the hand of Jacob her son” (Genesis 27:17).
“She gave the delicacies and the bread” – she accompanied him until the entrance. She said: ‘To this point I was obligated to you, from here on, your Creator will stand with you.’
“And the hides of the goat kids” – Rabbi Yoḥanan said: The two arms of our patriarch Jacob were like two pillars of marble, and you say “she placed on his arms”? It is, rather, that she sewed them.26Jacob's arms were very large, so his mother had to sew several skins together in order to have enough material to cover his arms. Rabbi Huna said in the name of Rabbi Yosei: The two daily offerings that Israel would sacrifice on the Festival,27Sukkot. they would place them on young camels, and their legs would drag on the ground. Rabbi Huna said in the name of Rabbi Yosei: This cinnamon tree that would grow in the Land of Israel, and goats and gazelles would reach the top of the tree and eat from it.28Thus, it is possible the the skin of the goats sufficed to cover the arms of Jacob, and Rebecca did not have to sew them. Rabbi Ḥanina said: But are calves not slaughtered in the Land of Israel, and olive trees hewn, and fertile soil on the mountains?29In our day we do not see such large animals and large trees, even though it is the same soil. Thus, it must be that these large trees and animals are miraculous (Radal). These were miraculous acts. Rabbi Mona said: They are all miraculous acts.
“She gave the delicacies and the bread that she prepared into the hand of Jacob her son” (Genesis 27:17).
“She gave the delicacies and the bread” – she accompanied him until the entrance. She said: ‘To this point I was obligated to you, from here on, your Creator will stand with you.’