Second aliyah
ויגש · Vayigash · Genesis 44:31-45:7
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Genesis 44:31
it will come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die; and thy servants will bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.
What's bothering Rashi?
The verse says 'when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die.' Who is the 'he' that will die, and why is it unstated?
Look closely. What seems repeated, missing, out of order, or strange?