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What mission did יעקב send יוסף to do?
Go to where his brothers were shepherding and see how they were doing
Where did יוסף first go to find his brothers?
שכם
Did he find his brothers straight away?
NO
Who did he meet when he tried finding his brothers?
The פסוק says an איש (man) רש''י tells us it was the מלאך גבריאל
What was the original plot of the brothers?
To kill יוסף
Do you remember how they referred to יוסף when they saw him coming?
בעל החלומות - the dreamer
In the original plot was a pit involved?
Yes - to throw him in after they killed him
Who was the brother that tried saving יוסף?
ראובן
What was the second version of the plot suggested by one of the brothers?
To throw him alive into the pit
What was his intention when ראובן suggested the new idea - and did he explain this to his brothers?
To save him later - he did not tell his brothers because they would not have agreed
When he came what was the first thing the פסוק tells us they did to him?
Take off his coat
When they actually threw him in the pit. Did it have water in it?
No
When they actually threw him in the pit. Did it have anything in it? If yes what?
Snakes and scorpians
What do these words mean? והבור רק אין בו מים
and the pit was empty it had no water in it
How did רש''י see from the פסוק that there were things in the pit?
Because of the EXTRA words. The פסוק could have just said it was empty. Why add there was no WATER in it?
