Why is חרן called ארצה בני קדם?
Because it's in the east
What's the first thing יעקב asked the shepherds? What did they answer?
מֵאַ֣יִן אַתֶּ֑ם וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ מֵֽחָרָ֖ן אֲנָֽחְנוּ:
בְאֵ֣ר
פסוק ב
A well
What's Rashis question on וַיִּשָּׂ֥א יַֽעֲקֹ֖ב רַגְלָ֑יו?
Why does it say and he lifted his feet, not he went?
What's the 2nd thing that יעקב asked the shepherds? What did they answer?
הַיְדַעְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־לָבָ֣ן בֶּן־נָח֑וֹר וַיֹּֽאמְר֖וּ יָדָֽעְנוּ:
שְׁלשָׁה עֶדְרֵי צֹאן
פסוק ב
Three flocks of sheep
2 things - Words of פסוק ב
באר, שְׁלשָׁ֤ה עֶדְרֵי־צֹאן֙
What's the 3rd thing יעקב asked the shepherds? What did they answer?
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לָהֶ֖ם הֲשָׁל֣וֹם ל֑וֹ וַיֹּֽאמְר֣וּ שָׁל֔וֹם
פסוק ב
הָאֶ֥בֶן גְּדֹלָ֖ה
The big stone
What was covering the באר? Words of the פסוק
האבן גדולה
What's the shepherds side of the story - why were they just sitting around?
They were waiting for more people to come to help them remove the stone
הַצֹּאן֙
פסוק ט
The sheep
What are the 4 steps to get the אבן גדלה off of the באר?
1. Gather נֶֽאֶסְפוּ־שָׁ֣מָּה כָל־הָֽעֲדָרִ֗ים
2. Roll off וְגָֽלֲל֤וּ אֶת־הָאֶ֨בֶן֙
3. Give to drink וְהִשְׁק֖וּ אֶת־הַצֹּ֑אן
4. Return itוְהֵשִׁ֧יבוּ אֶת־הָאֶ֛בֶן
Why weren't they working? It was still early in the day!
עֵ֖ת
פסוק ז
Time