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44:34

45:1

44:34	For how can I go back to my father if the lad is not with me? I cannot bear to see the evil misery that my father would suffer!' Ki-eych e'eleh el-avi vehana'ar eynenu iti pen er'eh vara asher yimtsa et-avi.
45:1	Joseph could not hold in his emotions. Since all his attendants were present, he cried out, 'Have everyone leave my presence!' Thus, no one else was with him when Joseph revealed himself to his brothers. Velo-yachol Yosef lehit'apek lechol hanitsavim alav vayikra hotsi'u chol-ish me'alay velo-amad ish ito behitvada Yosef el-echav.

Commentary:

Since all...
(Radak). Or, 'He could not tolerate everyone standing over him (Rashi).

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