וַיֶּעְתַּ֨ר יִצְחָ֤ק לַֽיהוָה֙ לְנֹ֣כַח אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ כִּ֥י עֲקָרָ֖ה הִ֑וא וַיֵּעָ֤תֶר לוֹ֙ יְהוָ֔ה וַתַּ֖הַר רִבְקָ֥ה אִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃
און יצחק האָט געבעטן צו גאָט פֿון װעגן זײַן װײַב, װאָרום זי איז געװען אַן עקרה; און גאָט האָט זיך געלאָזט דערבעטן פֿון אים, און רבקה זײַן װײַב איז טראָגעדיק געװאָרן.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“On behalf of his wife” [25:21]. Isaac prayed opposite his wife. That is to say, Isaac stood in one corner and prayed and Rebecca, his wife, stood in the other corner and prayed.9Rashi, Genesis, 25:21.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“The Lord responded to him” [25:21]. The Holy One accepted Isaac’s prayers. He was a righteous person and the son of a righteous person. However, Rebecca was a righteous woman and her father was an evildoer.10Ibid.