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Rashi on Genesis 38:27/רש"י על בראשית ל״ח:כ״ז
אבעת לדתה. וּבְרִבְקָה הוּא אוֹמֵר וַיִּמְלְאוּ יָמֶיהָ לָלֶדֶת? לְהַלָּן לִמְלֵאִים וְכָאן לַחֲסֵרִים:
1בעת לדתה AT THE TIME OF HER BEARING — But in the case of Rebecca Scripture says (25:24) “And when her days to give birth were fulfilled” — in the latter case the months of pregnancy were complete, here, however, they were short of the full term (Genesis Rabbah 85:13).
בוהנה תאומים. מָלֵא, וּלְהַלָּן תּוֹמִם חָסֵר, לְפִי שֶׁהָאֶחָד רָשָׁע, אֲבָל אֵלּוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם צַדִּיקִים:
2והנה תאומים AND BEHOLD TWINS — Here the word is written plene (with א and י whilst there (in the case of Rebecca) it is written defective (תומם without these letters) because one (viz., Esau) was wicked, but here both were righteous (Genesis Rabbah 85:13).