[Avodah] Fables and Lies

[Yitzhak Grossman]

On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:17:05 -0500
Micha Berger <micha at aishdas.org> wrote:

[snipped discussion of Yosef's motivation for dissembling]

Ralbag explains that Yosef's goal in his charade was to assure himself
of Binyamin's safety, and to ascertain that the brothers didn't have
designs against him similar to those that they had once had against
himself.  Once he determined that they felt filial toward Binyamin, and
that they were endeavoring to secure his release, he revealed himself
as Yosef.

To'eles 8, end of Mi'kez.

> Tir'u baTov!
> -Micha

Yitzhak
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