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(א) What did יעקב tell the brothers?
Why should we appear to have food?
(א) Why does it say the יעקב "saw" - he wasn't in מצרים to see that there was food?
He "saw" with Ruach Hakodesh that there was something to hope for in Mitzrayim (not knowing that it was really Yosef)
(ב) What did יעקב hear? What should they do?
There is food in Mitzrayim. Go down & buy!
(ב) Why did יעקב use the word "רדו" and not "לכו" - go? (רש"י)
רדו = 210 years they would be in Mitzrayim
(ג) Why are they called אחי יוסף and not sons of Yaakov? (רש"י)
They regretted selling him and decided to act with him like brothers and redeem him at any cost
(ג) עשרה"" - Why does the פסוק count the brothers? (רש"י)
They didn't share the same feelings about יוסף
(ד) Why did יעקב not want to send בנימין?
He was nervous of a tragedy happening
(ד) Why was יעקב not concerned about a tragedy happening at home? (רש"י)
From here we see that the שטן prosecutes at a time of danger like during travel
(ה) How did the brothers enter Mitzrayim? Why?
They hid themselves amongst the other people by entering through 10 separate gates, because Yaakov told them to avoid Ayin Ha'ra
(ו) What to the brothers do when they first come in front of Yosef?
bow to him
(ז) What does "וַיִּתְנַכֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם" mean? (רש"י)
Yosef made himself like a stranger by speaking harshly
(ח) Why does יוסף recognize them but they do not recognize him? (רש"י)
He left them without a beard, now he had one. They already had beards when he left them.
(ט) What does יוסף remember?
The dreams, which he now knows are fulfilled after the brothers bowed to him.
(ט) What does יוסף accuse the brothers of being?
They are spies who are coming to see the weakness of the land!
(י-י"א) What do the brothers respond when they are accused of being spies?
No, we have just come to buy food! We are the son of one man and are truthful people who are not spies!
(י"א) What did the brothers hint to (without realizing) when they said "כֻּלָּנוּ" - we are ALL son of one man? (רש"י)
They were including Yosef, that he was also the son of their father.
