Questions
Who did יוסף spend time with?
בני בלהה & זלפה
בֶן־זְקֻנִ֥ים ה֖וּא
יוסף
בַּ֛עַל הַֽחֲלֹמ֥וֹת הַלָּזֶ֖ה
Brothers say about יוסף
וַֽהֲשִׁבֵ֖נִי דָּבָ֑ר
And bring me back word (a report)
Who was the man that יוסף found?
מלאך גבריאל
Who was the הַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ וְהַיָּרֵ֗חַ וְאַחַ֤ד עָשָׂר֙ כּֽוֹכָבִ֔ים
יעקב, רחל (בלהה), אחים
וְלֹ֥א יָֽכְל֖וּ דַּבְּר֥וֹ לְשָׁלֹֽם
אחים
הַכֶּר־נָ֗א הַכְּתֹ֧נֶת בִּנְךָ֛ הִ֖וא אִם־לֹֽא
אחים אל יעקב
וַיִּמְצָאֵ֣הוּ אִ֔ישׁ וְהִנֵּ֥ה תֹעֶ֖ה בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה
And he found a man, and behold, he was wandering in the field
What does the pasuk say the brothers were NOT able to do with Yosef? Speak ____ ____ _________
-with him peacefully
Where does יוסף find his brothers?
in דותן
לְכָ֖ה וְאֶשְׁלָֽחֲךָ֣
אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם
יעקב
יוסף
אחים
הֲמָלֹ֤ךְ תִּמְלֹךְ֙ עָלֵ֔ינוּ
אחים אל יוסף
וַיִּתְנַכְּל֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ לַֽהֲמִיתֽוֹ
And they planned against him to kill him
Why didn't יעקב get comforted?
Because you can't be comforted for someone who is alive
Why is it important for us to know what spices the ישמעאלים were carrying?
Because the ישמעאלים usually carried bad smelling spices, but because יוסף was a צדיק Hashem made it that they were carrying good spices.
שָׁמַ֥ר אֶת־הַדָּבָֽר
חלום
אַל־תִּשְׁפְּכוּ־דָם֒ הַשְׁלִ֣יכוּ אֹת֗וֹ אֶל־הַבּ֤וֹר
ראובן אל אחים
אֹֽרְחַ֣ת יִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔ים
וּגְמַלֵּיהֶ֣ם נֹֽשְׂאִ֗ים
A wagon of יִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔ים
And their camels were carrying
Why did the brothers use goat's blood?
Because it is the most similar to human blood
Who does this refer to and how do we know:
וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ אֹת֖וֹ אָבִֽיו
Because it just says cries, and not mourns, so we know it's יצחק
וַיִּקְרַ֤ע שִׂמְלֹתָ֔יו וַיָּ֥שֶׂם שַׂ֖ק בְּמָתְנָ֑יו
יַֽעֲקֹב֙
כִּ֤י שָׁמַ֨עְתִּי֙ אֹֽמְרִ֔ים נֵֽלְכָ֖ה דֹּתָ֑יְנָה
איש אל יוסף
חַיָּ֥ה רָעָ֖ה אֲכָלָ֑תְהוּ
טָרֹ֥ף טֹרַ֖ף יוֹסֵֽף
a wild animal ate him
יוסף was torn apart
Who were the בְּנֹתָ֜יו that came to comfort יעקב?
(2)
1. Daughters-in-law
2. Each son was born with a twin daughter