| And Yahuda (Judah) approached him and said: Please, my lord, allow your servant to speak to you, and do not be angry, for you are equal to Pharoah. | Vayigash eilav Yehuda vayomer: bi adoni yedaber-na avdecha be-oznei adoni, ve’al-yichar apcha be-avdecha, ki khamikha ke-far’oh. | וַיִּגַּשׁ אֵלָיו יְהוּדָה וַיֹּאמֶר בִּי אֲדֹנִי יְדַבֶּר־נָא עַבְדְּךָ דָבָר בְּאׇזְנֵי אֲדֹנִי וְאַל־יִחַר אַפְּךָ בְּעַבְדֶּךָ כִּי כָמוֹךָ כְּפַרְעֹה׃ |
In Parashat Vayigash,
Joseph Reveals Himself to his Brothers
Joseph Reveals Himself to his Brothers
announcing “I am your brother Joseph whom you sold into slavery.
He immediately tells them they are forgiven, and that their act was predestined by G-d, who put him in a position to protect the family.
Egyptian wagons to retrieve their wives and children.
While all of Egypt except for the priests sell themselves and their land to Pharoah as indentured servants, the Children of Israel are insulated thanks to Joseph’s position. For now….