Joseph Clears the Room and Reveals Himself to His Brothers

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 151:2

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"And he called: send every man out from me" (Genesis 45:1-4). Rabbi Chama bar Chanina said: Joseph did not act properly, for if one of them had kicked him he would have died. Rabbi Shimon bar Nachman said: he acted fittingly and properly, for he did not shame his brothers before the Egyptians. He knew the righteousness of his brothers; he said: Heaven forbid, my brothers are not suspect of bloodshed. He took courage and sat down. He said to them: that brother of yours whom you say is dead, is he certainly dead? They said to him: yes. And why do you tell falsehood? Did you not sell him? I will call him and he will answer me. And he kept calling, "Joseph son of Jacob, Joseph son of Jacob," and they kept looking into the four corners of the house. He said to them: I am Joseph your brother. And they did not believe him until he uncovered himself and showed them the circumcision. "And Joseph said to his brothers: I am Joseph."

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