Read Genesis 44:18-47:27 at Bible Gateway.
The teaching tools of scripture
Gen 1:1-2:3 and the teaching tools of scripture part one and part two
Gen 1:1-6:8 and finding the topic themes of scripture
Hebrew paragraph divisions
44:18-46:7 {s} Joseph revealed to his brothers and father
46:8-27 {s} Seventy persons of Israel went down to Egypt
46:28-47:31 {p} Jacob went down/ Joseph the provider/ Jacob’s request to go back up again
The Torah portion ends before reaching the end of the final parashah.
Tony Robinson of Restoration of Torah Ministries, where I was introduced to Hebrew paragraph divisions, [used to list, not sure if it is currently corrected] a {p} marker at the end of Gen 47:27, the final verse of Parashah Vayigash. The Hebrew Bible in English lists no paragraph marker at the end of Gen 47: 27, instead listing the next marker as a {p} at the end of 47:31. Likewise, both the Chumash and the Biblia Hebraica list no paragraph marker at the end of Gen 47:27, but the next marker as a {p} at the end of Gen 47:31, so that the paragraph would be:
46:28-47:31 {p} Jacob went down/ Joseph the provider/ Jacob’s request to go back up again,
instead of
46:28-47:27 {p} Joseph the provider,
as it may appear in some of the older studies here.
That means that the Gen 46:28-47:31 {p} paragraph carries into the next parashah, annual Parashah Vayechi (Gen 47:28-50:26). The Chumash says,
“In the entire Torah scroll, Vayechi is unique in that there is no extra space between it and the preceding parashah, in contrast to the general rule that a sidrah begins on a new line [following a {p} division] or that it is separated from the previous one by at least a nine-letter space [following an {s} division]. … The Sages in Toras Kohanim teach that the spaces in the Torah [the Hebrew paragraph divisions] indicate that God paused in order to allow Moses—and later students, as well—to reflect upon the preceding verses.”
Strong themes of the parashah
Gen 41:1-47:31 {sx3+p} Joseph the overseer / provider, revealed to brothers and father, who live under his care
Gen 44:18-47:27 Triennial Torah portions
Gen 44:18-46:27, triennial vayigash, “and he drew near”
Gen 46:28-47:27, triennial Yehudah shalach, “he sent Judah”
Gen 44:18-47:27 Chiastic structure
Download the fully expanded Gen 44:18-47:27 Vayigash chiasm pdf.
Theme of the parashah
Joseph revealed to his brothers and father, who live under his care.
Finding Messiah in Vayigash
Additional readings for this parashah
Eze 37:15-28 (my notes) | Luk 24:30-48 (my notes)
Studies in Vayigash
Genesis 44:18-34, Judah’s request
Genesis 43-44, The transformation of Judah
Genesis 44:18-46:7, Chiastic structure
Genesis 45-46, Thematic analysis in Joseph’s revelation to his brothers
Genesis 47, The strong theme and chiastic structure
Genesis 46:28-47:31, Chiastic structure
Further study off site
Vayigash – Restoration of Torah
Vayigash Torah Pearls – Nehemiah Gordon and Keith Johnson
Joseph in Egypt, Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI – Associates for Biblical Research
SCRIPTURE REVEALED SERIES by CHRISTINE MILLER:
THE LAW of LOVE | FINDING MESSIAH in TORAH | GENESIS in CHIASTIC STRUCTURE
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