“Perhaps it was an oversight on their part.” (Bereshith 43:12) At this point, Yaakov was still unaware that his sons had been dealing with Yosef, and not an Egyptian Minister. This being the case, we must understand why Yaakov used this particular phrasing. The word “perhaps” seems to indicate that he had considered the possibility […]
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