And it was/Vayehi on the eighth day… Chazal[2] observe that sometimes Scripture uses the word vayehi, and at other times the word vehaya. Both essentially mean “and it was.” They explain that the former introduces unhappy events – like the deaths of Aharon’s sons in our pasuk, while the latter leads to more pleasant things. […]
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