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| + | <li><a href="https://mg.alhatorah.org/Concordance">Concordance</a> – A concordance search reveals that the phrase "ויגש...ויאמר" is somewhat rare in Torah. It appears in the stories of Avraham pleading before Hashem on behalf of Sedom, and Yehuda pleading on behalf of Binyamin<fn>See Daa't Mikra on Bereshit 44:18 who notes this.</fn> and only in one other story.<fn>See Bemidbar 32:16, where Reuven and Gad request to live on the other side of the Jordan.</fn> Comparing the two stories raises questions as to how one should approach a superior power to plead one's cause. What should be the balance between submissiveness and audacity? Interestingly, too, in both these stories commentators debate whether the plea is for mercy or for justice.</li> | ||
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Version as of 22:26, 13 June 2023
Biblical Parallels Index – Bereshit 44
Pleading before a Higher Power
Tools
- Concordance – A concordance search reveals that the phrase "ויגש...ויאמר" is somewhat rare in Torah. It appears in the stories of Avraham pleading before Hashem on behalf of Sedom, and Yehuda pleading on behalf of Binyamin1 and only in one other story.2 Comparing the two stories raises questions as to how one should approach a superior power to plead one's cause. What should be the balance between submissiveness and audacity? Interestingly, too, in both these stories commentators debate whether the plea is for mercy or for justice.
