Joseph Tells His Brothers One Cannot Overpower Ten

Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Shemot 2:2

Curated by Arthur·Translated by Maggid (Beta)·

Another interpretation: He said to them: You are ten, and you were not able [to prevail] against me; and I am one — shall I be able [to prevail] against ten? Therefore (Genesis 50:21), "So he comforted them."

Themes

JosephHumorWitHope

Biblical References

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