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So "Tam" means something like "Yashar, but not so much"? Still interesting that Yaakov engages in deception *more* than anyone else? Also worth noting that both with the brachos and the flocks of Lavan, he was instructed to lie

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I don't know what nuance "tam" conveys, specifically.

That's an intriguing observation about Yaakov being the "tam" who engages in deception.

What are you referring to when you say that he was instructed to lie re the flocks of Laban?

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Mar 5Liked by Rabbi Shnayor Burton

31:12?

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Interesting. The dream seems to confirm to Yaakov that he's doing right, but he wasn't actually instructed to do so in advance.

In the next segment, I'm going to discuss a justification for Yaakov's behavior in light of with whom he was contending.

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