Torah Portion Reflections: The Growth of Judah (Vayigash)
Now therefore, let thy servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren. For how shall I go up to my father, if the lad be not with me? lest I look upon the evil that shall come on my father. Genesis 44:33-34 After the cup was found in Benjamin's sack, the brothers had to go back to Joseph to explain themselves. It was Judah who humbly stepped forward to speak to Joseph. This conversation was different from Genesis 3