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Or HaChaim on Genesis 27:42/אור החיים על בראשית כ״ז:מ״ב
אעֵשָׂו בְּנָהּ הַגָּדוֹל. אָמְרוֹ ״הַגָּדוֹל״, לוֹמַר כִּי הוּא יָכוֹל עֲשׂוֹת אֲשֶׁר זָמַם לַעֲשׂוֹת לְאָחִיו, ״בְּנָהּ הַקָּטָן״ פֵּירוּשׁ לְצַד הֱיוֹתוֹ קָטָן מִמֶּנּוּ בַּיְּכוֹלֶת.
1 עשו בנו הגדול, her elder son Esau. The reason she used the word הגדול "the bigger one," instead of הבכיר, "the older one", was because she was describing Esau's relative prowess compared to the physically smaller Jacob.
במִתְנַחֵם לְךָ. פֵּירוּשׁ מְקַבֵּל נֶחָמָה עַל אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָ לוֹ, לְהָרְגֶךָ, וּבָזֶה תַּחְזוֹר לוֹ הַבְּכוֹרָה וְהַבְּרָכָה.
2מתנחם לך, consoles himself concerning you. The thought of killing you acts as consolation for him regarding what you have done to him. By killing you he means to restore to himself both the birthright and the blessing.