Parashat Vayigash.
Genesis 44:18 to 47:27 · eleventh portion of the book of Genesis
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Opening verses
וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ אֵלָ֜יו יְהוּדָ֗ה וַיֹּאמֶר֮ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִי֒ יְדַבֶּר־נָ֨א עַבְדְּךָ֤ דָבָר֙ בְּאָזְנֵ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י וְאַל־יִ֥חַר אַפְּךָ֖ בְּעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ כִּ֥י כָמ֖וֹךָ כְּפַרְעֹֽה׃
44:18Then Judah came near unto him, and said: ‘Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant; for thou art even as Pharaoh.
אֲדֹנִ֣י שָׁאַ֔ל אֶת־עֲבָדָ֖יו לֵאמֹ֑ר הֲיֵשׁ־לָכֶ֥ם אָ֖ב אוֹ־אָֽח׃
44:19My lord asked his servants, saying: Have ye a father, or a brother?
וַנֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֔י יֶשׁ־לָ֙נוּ֙ אָ֣ב זָקֵ֔ן וְיֶ֥לֶד זְקֻנִ֖ים קָטָ֑ן וְאָחִ֨יו מֵ֜ת וַיִּוָּתֵ֨ר ה֧וּא לְבַדּ֛וֹ לְאִמּ֖וֹ וְאָבִ֥יו אֲהֵבֽוֹ׃
44:20And we said unto my lord: We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.
Masoretic text and JPS 1917 translation.
The seven aliyot
| Aliyah | Verses | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genesis 44:18 to 30 | Then Judah came near unto him, and said: ‘Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant; for thou art even as Pharaoh. |
| 2 | Genesis 44:31 to 45:7 | it will come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die; and thy servants will bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave. |
| 3 | Genesis 45:8 to 18 | So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God; and He hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt. |
| 4 | Genesis 45:19 to 27 | Now thou art commanded, this do ye: take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come. |
| 5 | Genesis 45:28 to 46:27 | And Israel said: ‘It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive; I will go and see him before I die.’ |
| 6 | Genesis 46:28 to 47:10 | And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to show the way before him unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen. |
| 7 | Genesis 47:11 to 27 | And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. |
| Maftir | Genesis 47:25 to 27 | And they said: ‘Thou hast saved our lives. Let us find favour in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s bondmen.’ |
Rashi on the first verse
Then judah came near to him. etc. [LET THY SERVANT SPEAK] A WORD IN MY LORD S EARS etc. May my words penetrate into your ears (Genesis Rabbah 93:6).
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The Zohar on Vayigash
5 topics and 84 passages, from daf 205a to daf 211b, in Aramaic. The full Zohar is in Zion Torah+.
- ויגש אליו יהודה205a
- ולא יכול יוסף להתאפק208a
- ויפל על צוארי בנימן אחיו209b
- והקול נשמע בית פרעה209b
- ויאסור יוסף מרכבתו211a
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