שׁבר sheber — “fragment, crumb, hence, grain.” בר bar — “pure,” “winnowed,” hence, “corn” (grain).

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By the life of Pharaoh. —It was common in ancient times to swear by the king’s life (see 1 Samuel 17:55; [Reference 2 …

By the life of Pharaoh. From this formula of swearing, a new question is raised. For what is commanded in the law—that we should swear onl…

Hereby you shall be proved
Whether spies, or not, namely, by producing their youngest brother, said to be at home wi…

Joseph was hard on his brothers, not from a spirit of revenge, but to bring them to repentance. Not seeing his brother Benjamin, he suspected that …