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Ramban on Genesis 33:10/רמב"ן על בראשית ל״ג:י׳
אכִּי עַל כֵּן רָאִיתִי פָנֶיךָ אָמַר לוֹ תִּקַּח מִנְחָתִי מִיָּדִי בַּעֲבוּר שֶׁרָאִיתִי פָּנֶיךָ שֶׁהֵם לִי כִּרְאֹת פְּנֵי אֱלֹהִים, וְתִרְצֵנִי בְּקַבָּלַת הַמִּנְחָה כַּאֲשֶׁר הָאֱלֹהִים רוֹצֶה אֶת יְרֵאָיו בְּקַבָּלַת מִנְחָתָם וְקָרְבָּנָם, כְּעִנְיַן "וְנִרְצָה לוֹ" (ויקרא א ד), "עוֹלוֹתֵיכֶם וְזִבְחֵיכֶם לְרָצוֹן עַל מִזְבְּחִי" (ישעיהו נו ז), מִלְּשׁוֹן "יְהִי רְצוּי אֶחָיו" (דברים לג כד), "וְאוֹר פָּנֶיךָ כִּי רְצִיתָם" (תהלים מד ד), "כִּי רָצוּ עֲבָדֶיךָ אֶת אֲבָנֶיהָ" (שם קב טו), כֻּלָּם עִנְיַן חֵפֶץ וְחֵשֶׁק בְּדָבָר. וְרַשִׁ"י כָּתַב (רש"י על בראשית ל"ג:י'), עַל שֶׁנִּתְרַצֵּיתָ לִמְחֹל לִי עַל סֻרְחָנִי, "וַתִּרְצֵנִי", נִתְפַּיַּסְתָּ לִי. וּכְבָר אָמַרְתִּי (רמב"ן על בראשית ל"ב:כ"א) שֶׁאֵינֶנּוּ טוֹב שֶׁיִּהְיֶה לוֹ מַזְכִּיר עָוֹן:
1FORASMUCH AS I HAVE SEEN THY FACE. Jacob said to him: “Take my present from me because I have seen your face, which to me is as one seeth the sight of an angel, ‘vatirtzeini’ (and thou wast pleased with me), as you indicated by accepting the present,” just as G-d ‘rotzeh’ (taketh pleasure) in them that fear Him,80 by accepting their offerings and sacrifices. This is similar to the verses: ‘Venirtzah’ (And it shall be favourably accepted) for him;81 Their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices shall be ‘leratzon’ (acceptable) upon Mine altar,82 this being associated with the expressions: Let him be ‘retzui’ (the favoured) of his brethren,83 And the light of Thy countenance, for ‘ratzitham’ (Thou wast favourable to them),84 For Thy servants ‘ratzu’ (take pleasure) in her stones.85, 102:15. All these forms of ratzah connote desire and pleasure in a matter. But Rashi wrote, “Because you have agreed to pardon my offense. Vatirtzeini, you are reconciled with me.” But I have already said86 that it was not advisable for Jacob to bring iniquity to remembrance.87