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א – What does it mean יוסף could not “contain himself” (רש"י)?
He couldn't take that his brothers would be embarrassed in front of the מצריים.
א - What did יוסף command before he revealed himself to his brothers?
"Take everyone out from before me"!
ב – Who heard יוסף cry?
מצרים & the house of פרעה
ג – What did יוסף say to the brothers?
"I am יוסף - is my father still alive!?"
ג - What caused them to be “confused” and couldn’t answer (רש"י)?
They were embarrassed
ד – Why did יוסף tell them to come close (רש"י)?
He saw them backing away from embarrassment, so he tried to calm them and showed them that he had a ברית מילה
ד - What did יוסף say to them?
“I am your brother יוסף who you sold down to מצרים”
ה – How does יוסף continue to calm the brothers?
“Do not be upset – ה' has sent me as a supporter of life!”
ו – What does יוסף say about the farming situation?
“There has been 2 years of famine – and there will be another 5 years!”
ח – What 3 things does יוסף say he has become in מצרים?
A “father” to פרעה, master of his household, and ruler in מצרים
ט – What should the brothers tell יעקב from יוסף?
“ה' made me a master in מצרים – come down to me; do not delay!”
י – Where does יוסף say they will live?
גושן
יא – What does יוסף say he will do for them in מצרים?
He will support them there.
יב – What do their eyes see (רש"י) – 3 things?
My honor, that I have a ברית מילה, that I am speaking לשון הקודש
יב - Why does יוסף single out בנימין (רש"י)?
To show they are all equal: just like he is not upset at בנימין who wasn’t by the sale, so too he wasn’t upset at them.
יג - What should they do to יעקב?
Tell him of יוסף’s honor, and bring him down right away.
