Midrash
Midrash Tanchuma (Buber), Vayishlach 17 מדרש תנחומא (בובר), וישלח י״ז
Part of: Siman 17
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[ותצא דינה]. זש"ה ותפרעו כל עצתי ותוכחתי לא אביתם (משלי א כה), מדבר בחוה, כשבקש הקב"ה לבראותה, אמר הקב"ה אם אני בורא אותה מן הראש של אדם, רוחה גסה עליה, מעיניו סוקרנית, מפיו תהא דברנית, מידיו תהא גנבת, מרגליו תהא פרסנית, אמר הקב"ה כל העצה מזאת נטלתי עד שלא בראתי אותה, ולא יצאתי מהם אמרתי אם בורא אני אותה מראשו רוחה גסה עליה, שנאמר ויאמר ה' יען כי גבהו בנות ציון וגו' (ישעיה ג טז), ומעיניו, מסקרות עינים, (שם שם), ומאזנים ושרה שומעת (בראשית יח י), ומפיו, ותדבר מרים (במדבר יב א), ומידיו, ותגנב רחל (בראשית לא יט), ומרגליו היא נכנסת ויוצאה ותצא דינה הוי ותפרעו כל עצתי וגו'.
[(Gen. 34:1:) NOW < LEAH'S DAUGHTER > DINAH … WENT OUT.] This text is related (to Prov. 1:25): BUT YOU HAVE SPURNED ALL MY COUNSEL AND WOULD NOT ACCEPT MY REBUKE. < The verse > speaks about Eve. When the Holy One wanted to create her,56Tanh., Gen. 9:6; Gen. R. 18:2; 80:5. the Holy One said: If I create her from Adam's head, her spirit will be haughtily above her; < if > from his eyes, < she will be > flirtatious; < if > from his mouth, she will be loquacious; < if > from his hands, she will be a thief; < if > from his feet, she will be a gadabout. The Holy One said: All this counsel I took before I created her, and I did not depart from it. I said: If I create her from his head, her spirit will be haughtily above her; < yet >, as stated (in Is. 3:16): MOREOVER, THE LORD SAID: BECAUSE THE DAUGHTERS OF ZION ARE HAUGHTY…. < If > from his eyes; < yet >, (ibid., cont.:) < HER > EYES ARE ROVING ABOUT. < If > from < the > ears; < yet >, (in Gen. 18:10:) SARAH WAS LISTENING < AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE TENT >. < If > from his mouth; < yet >, (in Numb. 12:1:) THEN MIRIAM … SPOKE < AGAINST MOSES >. < If > from his hands; < yet >, (in Gen. 31:19) RACHEL STOLE. < If > from his feet, she will be going in and out; < yet >, (in Gen. 34:1) DINAH … WENT OUT. Ergo (in Prov. 1:25): BUT YOU HAVE SPURNED ALL MY COUNSEL….
[(Gen. 34:1:) NOW < LEAH'S DAUGHTER > DINAH … WENT OUT.] This text is related (to Prov. 1:25): BUT YOU HAVE SPURNED ALL MY COUNSEL AND WOULD NOT ACCEPT MY REBUKE. < The verse > speaks about Eve. When the Holy One wanted to create her,56Tanh., Gen. 9:6; Gen. R. 18:2; 80:5. the Holy One said: If I create her from Adam's head, her spirit will be haughtily above her; < if > from his eyes, < she will be > flirtatious; < if > from his mouth, she will be loquacious; < if > from his hands, she will be a thief; < if > from his feet, she will be a gadabout. The Holy One said: All this counsel I took before I created her, and I did not depart from it. I said: If I create her from his head, her spirit will be haughtily above her; < yet >, as stated (in Is. 3:16): MOREOVER, THE LORD SAID: BECAUSE THE DAUGHTERS OF ZION ARE HAUGHTY…. < If > from his eyes; < yet >, (ibid., cont.:) < HER > EYES ARE ROVING ABOUT. < If > from < the > ears; < yet >, (in Gen. 18:10:) SARAH WAS LISTENING < AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE TENT >. < If > from his mouth; < yet >, (in Numb. 12:1:) THEN MIRIAM … SPOKE < AGAINST MOSES >. < If > from his hands; < yet >, (in Gen. 31:19) RACHEL STOLE. < If > from his feet, she will be going in and out; < yet >, (in Gen. 34:1) DINAH … WENT OUT. Ergo (in Prov. 1:25): BUT YOU HAVE SPURNED ALL MY COUNSEL….