Derasha 3 on Bereishis 3:16

TT #137 · 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 Textעִצְּבוֹנֵךְ וְהֵרֹנֵךְ — עִצְּבוֹנֵךְ זֶה צַעַר גִּדּוּל בָּנִים, וְהֵרֹנֵךְ זֶה צַעַר הָעִבּוּר.
English of Core Text: “Your pain and your pregnancy” — “your pain” is the pain of rearing children; “your pregnancy” is the pain of gestation.
On the daf / in context: The two terms are assigned to the distinct sufferings of pregnancy and of child-rearing.
Type of Learning: Custom (two pains of the woman)
What Is Learned: The curse includes both the pain of pregnancy and the pain of raising children.