Vayigash 47:6 · unit 2

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 a second classical reading on the same verse.

TT lemma: אנשי חיל.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְאִם יָדַעְתָּ וְיֶשׁ בָּם אַנְשֵׁי חַיִל — אֲנָשִׁים שֶׁל כֹּחַ אוֹ שֶׁל חַיִל צְבָאִי, שֶׁפַּרְעֹה מוּכָן לְהַעֲמִידָם עַל מִקְנֵהוּ.

English: “And if you know that there are capable men among them” — men of strength or of military valor, whom Pharaoh is willing to place over his own flocks.

On the daf / in context: Continuation of the settlement terms; Pharaoh recognizes the brothers’ capability.

Type of Learning

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

What Is Learned

Pharaoh recognized the brothers’ capability and invited them into positions of trust over royal property.