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| − | <p>Yaakov's blessing was aimed at the individual | + | <p>Yaakov's blessing was aimed at Yosef the individual and related to events that transpired in his lifetime.  The sources disagree regarding which incidents are alluded to and form the focus of the blessing:</p> |
<opinion>Conflict with the Brothers | <opinion>Conflict with the Brothers | ||
<p>Yaakov told Yosef that despite his brothers' enmity, he had prevailed and managed to rise above them.</p> | <p>Yaakov told Yosef that despite his brothers' enmity, he had prevailed and managed to rise above them.</p> | ||
<mekorot><multilink><a href="IbnEzraBereshit49-22-26" data-aht="source">Ibn Ezra<multilink data-aht=""></multilink></a><a href="IbnEzraBereshit49-22-26" data-aht="source">Bereshit 49:22-26</a><a href="R. Avraham ibn Ezra" data-aht="parshan">About R. Avraham ibn Ezra</a></multilink></mekorot> | <mekorot><multilink><a href="IbnEzraBereshit49-22-26" data-aht="source">Ibn Ezra<multilink data-aht=""></multilink></a><a href="IbnEzraBereshit49-22-26" data-aht="source">Bereshit 49:22-26</a><a href="R. Avraham ibn Ezra" data-aht="parshan">About R. Avraham ibn Ezra</a></multilink></mekorot> | ||
| − | <point><b>בֵּן פֹּרָת יוֹסֵף בֵּן פֹּרָת עֲלֵי עָיִן</b> – Ibn Ezra understands "בֵּן פֹּרָת" to mean a "fruitful branch", with "פֹּרָת" being a poetic form of the word "פורה".  The doubling is simply Tanakh's way to express continuity.</point> | + | <point><b>בֵּן פֹּרָת יוֹסֵף בֵּן פֹּרָת עֲלֵי עָיִן</b> – Ibn Ezra understands "בֵּן פֹּרָת" to mean a "fruitful branch", with "פֹּרָת" being a poetic form of the word "פורה".‎<fn>Ibn Ezra points to Tellim 80:16 as evidence that "בֵּן" can refer to some sort of flora.</fn>  The doubling is simply Tanakh's way to express continuity or permanence.</point> |
| − | <point><b>בָּנוֹת צָעֲדָה עֲלֵי שׁוּר</b></point> | + | <point><b>בָּנוֹת צָעֲדָה עֲלֵי שׁוּר</b> – This phrase expands on the first blessing of progeny, and means that Yosef's branches will further bear fruit and climb like a vine over the walls.  The word "שׁוּר" might be related to the Aramaic "שורא" which means wall.<fn>The word does not appear in Biblical Hebrew except perhaps in this verse and in</fn></point> |
<point><b>"...וַיְמָרְרֻהוּ וָרֹבּו"</b></point> | <point><b>"...וַיְמָרְרֻהוּ וָרֹבּו"</b></point> | ||
<point><b>וַתֵּשֶׁב בְּאֵיתָן קַשְׁתּוֹ וַיָּפֹזּוּ זְרֹעֵי יָדָיו</b></point> | <point><b>וַתֵּשֶׁב בְּאֵיתָן קַשְׁתּוֹ וַיָּפֹזּוּ זְרֹעֵי יָדָיו</b></point> | ||
Version as of 14:34, 23 December 2015
Yaakov's Blessing of Yosef
Exegetical Approaches
Individual Blessing for the Present
Yaakov's blessing was aimed at Yosef the individual and related to events that transpired in his lifetime. The sources disagree regarding which incidents are alluded to and form the focus of the blessing:
Conflict with the Brothers
Yaakov told Yosef that despite his brothers' enmity, he had prevailed and managed to rise above them.
Sources:Ibn Ezra
בֵּן פֹּרָת יוֹסֵף בֵּן פֹּרָת עֲלֵי עָיִן – Ibn Ezra understands "בֵּן פֹּרָת" to mean a "fruitful branch", with "פֹּרָת" being a poetic form of the word "פורה".1 The doubling is simply Tanakh's way to express continuity or permanence.
בָּנוֹת צָעֲדָה עֲלֵי שׁוּר – This phrase expands on the first blessing of progeny, and means that Yosef's branches will further bear fruit and climb like a vine over the walls. The word "שׁוּר" might be related to the Aramaic "שורא" which means wall.2
"...וַיְמָרְרֻהוּ וָרֹבּו"
וַתֵּשֶׁב בְּאֵיתָן קַשְׁתּוֹ וַיָּפֹזּוּ זְרֹעֵי יָדָיו
מִידֵי אֲבִיר יַעֲקֹב מִשָּׁם רֹעֶה אֶבֶן יִשְׂרָאֵל
Mrs. Potiphar's Attempted Seduction
Sources:Rashbam
