## Sichot HaRan Chapter 107

###### Sichot HaRan 107:1
[Sichot HaRan 107:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sichot%20HaRan/r/107:1)

אֶסְתֵּר בֵּינוֹנִית הָיְתָה, לֹא אֲרֻכָּה וְלֹא קְצָרָה (מְגִלָּה יג.) הָעִנְיָן שֶׁאָמְרוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ ז"ל (שָׁם:): "בִּשְׁבִיל צְנִיעוּת שֶׁהָיְתָה בְּרָחֵל זָכְתָה וְיָצְאָה מִמֶּנָּה שָׁאוּל וּבִשְׁבִיל צְנִיעוּת שֶׁהָיְתָה בְּשָׁאוּל זָכָה וְיָצְאָה מִמֶּנּוּ אֶסְתֵּר הַמַּלְכָּה".

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
The Talmud teaches that Esther was of average height, neither tall nor short (*Megilah* 13a). This is the reason. Our Sages teach us, “Because of Rachel’s modesty, she was worthy of being a progenitor of Saul. And because of Saul’s modesty, he was worthy of having Esther as a descendant” (ibid., 13b).


###### Sichot HaRan 107:2
[Sichot HaRan 107:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sichot%20HaRan/r/107:2)

וּבְרָחֵל כְּתִיב "רָחֵל בִּתְּךָ הַקְּטַנָּה". וּבְשָׁאוּל נֶאֱמַר "מִשִּׁכְמוֹ וָמַעֲלָה גָּבוֹהַּ מִכָּל הָעָם".

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
Regarding Rachel, it is written, “Rachel, your little daughter” (Genesis 29:18) — meaning, small in stature. Regarding Saul, it is written, “He was taller than any of the people” (I Samuel 9:2).


###### Sichot HaRan 107:3
[Sichot HaRan 107:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sichot%20HaRan/r/107:3)

וְאֶסְתֵּר מְמֻצָּע בֵּין שָׁאוּל וְרָחֵל – בֵּינוֹנִית הָיְתָה.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
Esther, the descendant of, was therefore of average stature.