New King or Dynasty/3

ויקם מלך חדש – New Dynasty, New King, or Same Old King?

Points of Dispute

These are some of the central points of dispute (נקודות המחלוקת) between the various exegetes:

• "לֹא יָדַע אֶת יוֹסֵף"
  • Truly never heard – Josephus, Abarbanel
  • Incomplete knowledge – R. Saadia, Seforno
  • Reinterpretation of "לֹא יָדַע" – Bavli, Tanchuma, Shemot Rabbah, Lekach Tov, Rashi