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

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Slay my two sons. —Reuben does not suppose that Jacob would really put his grandchildren to death, but simply means to of…

And Reuben spoke to his father
Being the eldest son, it most properly lay upon him to make answer to his father in t…

This is the report Jacob's sons made to their father. It troubled the good man. Even the bundles of money Joseph returned to his father in kindness…