Vayigash 47:6 · unit 1

Parashas Vayigash · Passuk 47:6

The Complete Passuk

אֶ֤רֶץ מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ לְפָנֶ֣יךָ הִ֔וא בְּמֵיטַ֣ב הָאָ֔רֶץ הוֹשֵׁ֥ב אֶת־אָבִ֖יךָ וְאֶת־אַחֶ֑יךָ יֵשְׁבוּ֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ גֹּ֔שֶׁן וְאִם־יָדַ֗עְתָּ וְיֶשׁ־בָּם֙ אַנְשֵׁי־חַ֔יִל וְשַׂמְתָּ֛ם שָׂרֵ֥י מִקְנֶ֖ה עַל־אֲשֶׁר־לִֽי׃

The land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best of the land — let them dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know that there are capable men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to classical sources on Goshen and the appointment of capable men.

TT lemma: במיטב הארץ / אנשי חיל.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
בְּמֵיטַב הָאָרֶץ הוֹשֵׁב אֶת אָבִיךָ וְאֶת אַחֶיךָ — פַּרְעֹה נָתַן לָהֶם אֶת מֵיטַב הָאָרֶץ, אֶרֶץ גֹּשֶׁן, וְהִזְמִין אֶת יוֹסֵף לְמַנּוֹת מֵהֶם שָׂרֵי מִקְנֶה.

English: “Settle your father and your brothers in the best of the land” — Pharaoh granted them the best of the land, the land of Goshen, and invited Yosef to appoint from among them officers over the livestock.

On the daf / in context: The settlement terms offered by Pharaoh to the family of Yaakov.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (midrash) — not a formal named middah of the 13.

What Is Learned

Pharaoh granted the family the best of the land (Goshen) and authority over his livestock.