According to Seforno, Yosef reported to YaAkov that the brothers were not running the family business at maximum profit. <div>Why was this so important? Why would it have been of any concern to YaAkov? It was not as though they were not being meticulous in their Avodas HaShem.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Seforno explains that "at that time their main focus and energies were devoted to accumulating great wealth"</div><div><br></div><div>I am unaware of any Gemara or Medrash that proposes or alludes to such an interpretation.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I propose that this too falls within the rubric of Lama Li Kera Sevara Hu. Yes, I know this is Drush etc. but Drush is normally constructed upon Medrash or Gemara and is there to fill in the blanks - to join the dots. This interpretation by Seforno though takes a new direction based on what he sees the Pesukim. And he is entitled and we accept the Seforno as mainstream orthodox and I believe quite Yeshivishe Mussar. Sevara Hu<br clear="all">
<br>Best,<br><br>Meir G. Rabi<br>
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