“Then Y’hudah approached Yosef and said, ‘Please, my lord! Let your servant say something to you privately; and don’t be angry with your servant, for you are like Pharaoh himself.’”
Genesis 44:18
In this portion of the Parashah, titled Vayigash (he approached), we read of Y’hudah approaching Yosef concerning Binyamin. The cup had been found in Binyamin’s sack and now he faced prison in Egypt. Even with the brother’s debate, Yosef would not budge. So then, Y’hudah asked to speak with Yosef privately and candidly. It was in this conversation that Y’hudah pleaded once more for Binyamin, expressing that they had done all that Yosef had requested in order for them to receive Shim’on back, and how the cup got in the sack was a mystery.
Unfortunately we do not read Yosef’s response in this portion today. What we do know from reading ahead, though, is Yosef finally sees in his brother’s response the forgiveness and regret he has been looking for since his younger years when they first sold him as a slave. This, however, will be where we pick up tomorrow.
Genesis 44:18-30
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