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(א)
What did יוסף
command should be put in the brothers’ bags?
As much food as they could carry, and their money
(ב)
What should be done with בנימין’s bag?
Put יוסף’s
silver cup by the opening of his bag.
(ד)
When did יוסף send for the brothers to be chased?
They had not yet gone far from
the city
(ד)
What was the “chaser” supposed to say to the brothers?
Why did you pay back good with
bad!?
(ח)
How did the brothers defend themselves?
We returned money back from ארץ כנען,
why would we steal gold/silver?
(ט)
What did the brothers say should happen if one of them stole the cup?
The one who the cup is found with should die, and we will all become
slaves.
(י)
What did the man respond about how they should be punished? (רש"י)
In truth, you should be punished
as you said – all of you should become slaves. But I will be nice and only make
the one who stole the cup into a slave.
(יב) How did he search for the cup? Why? (רש"י)
From oldest to youngest. So they
wouldn’t realize that he knew where it was.
(יג)
How did the brothers react when the cup was found?
They tore their clothes, reloaded
their donkeys, and headed back to the city.
(יג)
What do we see from how they loaded their donkeys? (רש"י)
They were strong and didn’t need
to help each other.
(יג)
What do we learn from how the פסוק describes מצרים? (רש"י)
In regards to war, it was
considered in their eyes like a small city of 10 people.
(יד)
What do the brothers do when they return to the house of יוסף?
Throw themselves on the floor before him
(טו)
What does יוסף say to them?
“What have you done? Didn’t you
know I could figure out what you did?”
(טז)
How does יהודה respond to יוסף?
“How can we defend ourselves? ה' has found the sin of your servants! We
will all be slaves!”
(יז)
What does יוסף answer back to יהודה?
"It is not fitting for me to make
all of you slaves! Only the one with the cup will be a slave; the rest of you
go in peace to your father!”
(יח)
Why does יהודה say that יוסף
shouldn’t get angry? (רש"י)
He was going to speak strongly to
יוסף
