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and he presented them to Pharaoh. :í ÞÒ¼ÐþÔõ−'ÑòÐõÌñó£ÑèÌvÔiÔî since every shepherd is abhorrent to Egypt.” :öê ÞÒ®íѼ'Òþ-ñÖkóÌ−£ÔþЮÌô³'ÔëμB Þ³-−ÞÌk
3. Pharaoh said to his brothers, î−£ÖìÓê-ñÓêí§Ò¼ÐþÔtþÓôê«ÒiÔî.è 47 1. Yoseif came and told Pharaoh, and he said, þÓôê†ÕiÔî ›íÒ¼ÐþÔõÐñð¤ÑbÔiÔî ‡¹Ñ½B− ê¤ÒëÖiÔî.ê æî
“What is your occupation?” ó¢Ó×−ÑNμÞÔn-íÔô “My father, and my brothers, their sheep, their cattle, ·óÖþÖšÐëe ó¥ÖòêÒ®Ðî−‚ÔìÔêÐî−¶ÌëÖê
They said to Pharaoh, í †Ò¼ÐþÔt-ñÓêe¤þÐôêÞÒiÔî and all their possessions, ó flÓíÖñþ¤ÓLÎê-ñÖ×Ðî
“Your servants are shepherds, E− flÓðÖëμ·öêÒ®í'ѼÒþ have come from the land of Canaan, öÔ¼¢ÖòÐk±Óþ¤ÓêÑôeê£Öa
we and our fathers.” :eò−ÞѳBëÎê-óÔbeòÐì£ÔòÎê-óÔb and they are now in the land of Goshen.” :öÓLÞb±Óþ'ÓêÐaó£ÖpÌíÐî
4. They said to Pharaoh, í †Ò¼ÐþÔt-ñÓêe¤þÐôêÞÒiÔî.ð 2. From among his brothers, he took five men, ó−¢ÌLÖòÎêí¤ÖMÌôÎìì £ÔšÖñî− flÖìÓêí¤Ñ®ÐšÌôe .ë
“We have come to live in the land temporarily, ›eòê›Öa ‡±Óþ‡ÖêÖaþe¤ èÖñ
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since there is no pasture í †Ó¼ÐþÌôö−¤Ñê-−Ìk
for your servant’s flocks, E− flÓðÖëμÞÔñþ¤ÓLÎê·öêÒvÔñ that you have no expertise in other work ,³ÓþÓìÔêíÖ×êÖñÐôÌaö−Ìê−ÌšÐaóÓzÔêö−ÑêÓL
he will distance you from himself î−ÖñÖ¼ÑôóÓ×К−ÌìÐþÔ−
because the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. öÔ¼¢ÖòÐk±Óþ¤ÓêÐaë£Ö¼ÖþÞÖíð'ÑëÖ×-−ÞÌk
and he will settle you there. :óÖLóÓ×Ðë−ÌLB−Ðî
Now then, please let your servants settle E−£ÓðÖëμê'Öò-eëÐLÞÑ−í§ÖzÔ¼Ðî Since every shepherd is abhorrent to Egypt. .ïàÉöäÅòÉøìÈkíÄéÇøÀöÄîúÇáÂòBú éÄk
in the land of Goshen.” :öÓLÞb±Óþ'ÓêÐa Because they [the sheep] are deities to them. :³eíÖñÍêóÓíÖñóÑíÓL−ÌõÐñ
5.Pharaoh said to Yoseif, þ¢ÒôêÑñ¹£Ñ½B−-ñÓêí flÒ¼ÐþÔtþÓôê¤ÒiÔî.í [2] From among his brothers. .åéÈçÆàäÅöÀ÷Äîe [á]
“Your father and your brothers have come to you. :E−ÞÓñÑêeê'ÖaE−£ÓìÔêÐîE−'ÌëÖê From the least strong among them, ,íÖþeëÐèÌñóÓíÖaÓLó−̳eìÐtÔíöÌô
6. The land of Egypt is before you. êî flÌíE−¤ÓòÖõÐñ·óÌ−¶ÔþЮÌô±Óþ¥Óê.î who do not [even] appear strong, ,ó−ÌþBaÌbó−ÌêÐþÌòö−ÑêÓL
for if he [Pharaoh] would find them strong ,ó−ÌþBaÌbóÖ³Bê íÓêÐþÌ−óÌêÓL
In the best of the land, ±Óþ flÖêÖíë¤Ô¬−ÑôÐa
he might induct them into his military. .BzÐôÔìÐñÌô−ÑLÐòÔêóÖ³Bê íÓNμÔ−
settle your father and your brothers. E−¢ÓìÔê-³ÓêÐîE−£ÌëÖê-³Óêë'ÑLBí These [weaker ones] were: :óÑííÓlÑêÐî
Let them settle in the land of Goshen. öÓLflb±Óþ¤ÓêÐa·eëÐLÞÑ− Reuvain, Shimon, Leivi, Yissachar and Binyomin, Zö−ÌôÖ−ÐòÌëe þÖ×NÖOÌ−,−ÌîÑñ ,öB¼ÐôÌL,öÑëeêÐþ
If you know of capable men among them, ñÌ− flÔì-−ÑLÐòÔê·óÖa-LÓ−ÐîÖzм†ÔðÖ−-óÌêÐî those whose names Moshe did not repeat óÖ³BôÐLíÓLô ñÔõÖ×êHÓLöÖ³Bê
appoint them livestock officers over my [herds.]” :−ÞÌñ-þÓLÎê-ñÔ¼í£ÓòКÌô−'ÑþÖNó§ÖzÐôÔNÐî when he blessed them. 63 .öÖ×ÐþÑaÓLÐk
But, the names of the strong ones he repeated: :ñÔõÖkó−ÌþBaÌbÔí ³BôÐLñÖëÎê
7. Yoseif [then] brought in Yaakov, his father, î− flÌëÖêë¤ÒšÎ¼ÞÔ−-³Ó극ѽB− ê¥ÑëÖiÔî.ï
“And this is for Yehudah— ,íÖðeí−Ìñ³êÒïÐî
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA RASHI é"ùøAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA hear, God, the voice of Yehudah.” 64 ;íÖðeíÐ− ñBš ’í ¼ÔôÐL
“And about Gad he said, þÔôÖêðÖèÐñe
And the fact that Yehudah’s name is repeated— BôÐLñÔtÐ×eíÓLíÖðeí−Ìî
‘Blessed be He that extends Gad.’” 65 ;ðÖbë−ÌìÐþÔ ô CeþÖa
it is not repeated due to his being weak— ,³eLÖlÔì óeMÌôñÔtÐ×eí êG
“And about Naphtali he said, ‘Naphtali.’” 66 ,−ÌñÖzÐõÔòþÔôÖê−ÌñÖzÐõÔòÐñe
but there is a reason for this ,þÖëÖcÔaLÑ−óÔ¼Ô¬êÖlÓê
“And about Dan he said, ‘Dan.’” 67 ,öÖcþÔôÖêöÖðÐñe
as is mentioned in Bava Kamma. êÖnÔšêÖëÖëÐaêÖ³−ÌêÐðÌk
And so, too, concerning Zevulun. 68 ,öŠñeëÐïÌñöÑ×Ðî
In the Berayso of the Sifrei we have the version— dÖë eò−ÌòÖL−ÑþÐõ̽ÐðêÖ³Ð−ÖþÖëÐëe
And so, too, concerning Asher. 69 ;þÑLÖêÐñöÑ×Ðî
in [the portion of] V’zos Haberachah— ,íÖ×ÖþÐaÔí³êÒïÐîÌa
The above is quoted from Bereishis Rabbah ,íÖaÔþ³−ÌLêÑþÐa öBLÐñeíÓï
that is the same as our Talmud [in Bava Kamma.] 71 :eòÖlÓL ðeôÐñÔzBôÐk
which is the Aggadah of the Land of Israel. .ñÑêÖþÐNÌ−±ÓþÓê³ÔðÖbÔêê−ÌíÓL
[6] Capable men. 72 .ìÄéÇçéÅLÀðÇà [å] But, in our Babylonian Talmud 70 eòÖlÓL ³−ÌñÐëÔa ðeôÐñÔzÔañÖëÎê
That are experts in their occupation of tending sheep. :öêÒ® ³B¼ÐþÌñöÖ³eòÖôeêÐaö−Ìê−ÌšÐa we find that those whose names Moshe repeated öÖ³BôÐLíÓLô ñÔõÖkÓLöÖ³BêÓL ,eò−Ì®Öô
71 The reason being that Moshe said a special prayer that Yehudah’s bones should no longer rattle in the coffin as his were the weak ones ,ó−ÌLÖlÔìÔíóÑí
remains were carried on the forty-year trek through the dessert. (See Bava Kamma 92a. Also see Rashi Deut. 33, and those were the ones he [Yoseif] brought before Pharaoh. ,íÒ¼ÐþÔõ−ÑòÐõÌñê−ÌëÑíöÖ³BêÐî
7.) 72 Though elsewhere in Scripture ñ−ì −¾òê refers to “men of valour,” but, here, it could not have that meaning
for they were the weak ones. 63 Devarim 33. 64 Ibid, 7. 65 Ibid, 20. 66 Ibid, 23. 67 Ibid, 22. 68 Ibid, 18. 69 Ibid, 24. 70 Bava Kamma 92a. # 26015-EYAL - 26015-BERESHIT-EYAL.1 | 17 - A | 18-07-18 | 09:43:40 |