Derasha 2 on Bereishis 3:16

TT #136 · Parashas Bereishis · Third Aliyah · Passuk 16

Complete Passuk

אֶֽל־הָאִשָּׁ֣ה אָמַ֗ר הַרְבָּ֤ה אַרְבֶּה֙ עִצְּבוֹנֵ֣ךְ וְהֵֽרֹנֵ֔ךְ בְּעֶ֖צֶב תֵּֽלְדִ֣י בָנִ֑ים וְאֶל־אִישֵׁךְ֙ תְּשׁ֣וּקָתֵ֔ךְ וְה֖וּא יִמְשׇׁל־בָּֽךְ׃

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Source Citation

TT points to Eruvin 100b (verified).

E-Daf image (Eruvin 100b)

Core Text

Core Textהַרְבָּה אַרְבֶּה — אֵלּוּ שְׁנֵי טִפֵּי דָּמִים, אַחַת דַּם נִדָּה וְאַחַת דַּם בְּתוּלִים.
English of Core Text: “I will greatly multiply” — these are two drops of blood: one the blood of niddah and one the blood of virginity.
On the daf / in context: The doubled language of increase is applied to the two types of blood associated with a woman.
Type of Learning: Custom (two bloods of the woman)
What Is Learned: The multiplication of pain includes the blood of niddah and the blood of virginity.