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LIKKUTEI SICHOS: VOLUME 25 - VAYESHEV

Likkutei Sichos, Vol. 25: Parshas Vayeshev II - Ish Matzliach (Part 1)

Why Rashi says Potiphar recognized Yosef's success as coming from Hashem only in the one pasuk where Potiphar himself is doing the seeing.

Part of Likkutei Sichos: Volume 25 - Vayeshev · 27:13

Notices that Rashi explains "Hashem was with him" as meaning Yosef constantly invoked Hashem's name only on the middle of three near-identical pesukim, never the first, never the third, and asks why. Traces the deeper problem: Potiphar was an idol-worshipping Egyptian officer who, like Pharaoh, had no concept of the name Havaya, only of Elokim, the aspect of Hashem bound up in nature. Resolves it by showing that only in that one pasuk does the Torah tell us Potiphar himself perceived it, and he could only have connected an unnatural success to Hashem because Yosef never stopped saying so out loud, exactly as Rashi says elsewhere about Yaakov's answer to Yitzchak versus Eisav's silence on the same point.

Audio Transcript
Rashi's Puzzle: Why Only This Pasuk Says Potiphar Saw It

We're holding here 住注讬祝 讜'. Actually, everything till now was answered already: the different expressions in the 驻住讜拽讬诐, the difference between 讬讜住祝 by 驻讜讟讬驻专 and 讬讜住祝 in jail, and why here it was a bigger 讛爪诇讞讛, here is a by 注讘讚 he was not such a 讛爪诇讞讛, only through his 诪注砖讬诐, and this was completely 讛爪诇讞讛, 诇诪注诇讛 诪讚专讱 讛讟讘注, because here he was 讘讟诇 like a level of 讘讬讟讜诇 of an 注讘讚, and there he was 讘讟诇 in the level of 讘讬讟讜诇 of a 讗住讬专, of a prisoner, and that's higher. Okay. 注诇 驻讬 讛讗诪讜专, so the Rebbe says based on what I said, 讬砖 诇讬讬砖讘 谞讗讱 讗 转诪讬-讛 讗讬谉 驻讬专讜砖 专砖状讬 讘讛诪砖讱 讛驻住讜拽讬诐 讛谞状诇. We could answer another question in 专砖状讬 in the 讛诪砖讱 of the 驻住讜拽讬诐. So this answers another question. What's the question? In the 驻住讜拽 讜讬专讗 讗讚讜谞讬讜, 驻住讜拽 says that his master, who was 驻讜讟讬驻专, saw 讻讬 讛壮 讗讬转讜, that Hashem is with him, 讜讻诇 讗砖专 讛讜讗 注讜砖讛 讛壮 诪爪诇讬讞 讘讬讚讜. This is the 诇砖讜谉 in the 驻住讜拽. His master saw that Hashem is with him and everything he does, Hashem is 诪爪诇讬讞 in his hands. Is 专砖状讬 诪驻专砖, so 专砖状讬 explains, 专砖状讬 quotes the words 讻讬 讛壮 讗讬转讜, 驻讜讟讬驻专 saw Hashem is with him. So the 砖讗诇讛 is, how did 驻讜讟讬驻专 see it? How did 驻讜讟讬驻专 see that Hashem is with him? So 专砖状讬 says, because 砖诐 砖诪讬诐 砖讙讜专 讘驻讬讜. He saw that Hashem's name is in his mouth. Whenever he spoke to him, he always said, \"Oh, 讘专讜讱 讛壮.\" He said, \"What's happened? How did this happen?\" \"Oh, Hashem made it happen.\" So he kept on saying, \"Hashem.\" And he saw he was 诪爪诇讬讞 and he kept on saying, \"Hashem\", so 驻讜讟讬驻专 saw that that's from Hashem. 驻讗专讜讜讗住 讚讗专祝 专砖状讬 讘讻诇诇 讝讬讱 讗驻砖讟注诇谉 讗讜讬祝 讚注诐? So the Rebbe's 砖讗诇讛 is, why does 专砖状讬 讘讻诇诇 have to say anything? 讗讜谉 谞讗讱 诪注专, 讘讗讜讜讗专注谞注谉 讗讝 讚讬 讜讜注专讟注专 讛壮 讗讬转讜 诪讬讬谞注谉, especially 专砖状讬 says that when the 驻住讜拽 says he saw Hashem is with him doesn't mean 谞讬砖讟 讻驻砖讜讟讜 讻诪砖诪注讜. 诇讻讗讜专讛 he could say he saw Hashem is with him. 讗讝 讚注专 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专 讗讬讝 诪讬讟 讗讬诐, Hashem is with him. 谞讗专 砖诐 砖诪讬诐 砖讙讜专 讘驻讬讜, 砖诐 砖诪讬诐 is in his mouth? What makes 专砖状讬 say it? So in other words what I said that how could he see it, so 诇讻讗讜专讛 he saw him doing he saw something out of the ordinary, so obviously it came 诪谉 讛砖诪讬诐. Where else did it come from? What does it mean? What forces 专砖状讬 to say that when he saw that Hashem is with him, it means he saw because he heard him say 砖诐 砖诪讬诐? 谞讗讱 诪注专, the 拽砖讬讗 is more. In the 驻住讜拽 砖诇驻谞讬 讝讛, in the earlier 驻住讜拽, the 驻住讜拽 says, 讜讬讛讬 讛壮 讗转 讬讜住祝 讜讬讛讬 讗讬砖 诪爪诇讬讞. Hashem was with 讬讜住祝 and he was a man, a 诪爪诇讬讞 man. Is 专砖状讬 讙讗专谞讬砖讟 诪驻专砖, an earlier 驻住讜拽! The Rebbe underlines the word 砖诇驻谞讬 讝讛. In the earlier 驻住讜拽, the 驻住讜拽 says Hashem was with him and he was an 讗讬砖 诪爪诇讬讞. Usually, when you have a word that's not clear, and you have to explain it, you have to interpret it, and the word is written twice, once and second time, at what point do you think 专砖状讬 would explain it? The second time or the first? Obviously, the first. Because the moment you come to the first time and if there's something wrong, you got to explain it. You're not going to say, \"Well, wait to the second time.\" Here we see 专砖状讬 explains what does it mean Hashem is with him? Hashem, the name of Hashem was in his mouth. But the 驻住讜拽 before that already mentioned Hashem was with him, 讗讜谉 专砖状讬 讗讬讝 讙讗专谞讬砖讟 诪驻专砖! 专砖状讬 says nothing! 讛讬讬谞讜, that means 讗讝 注专 诇注专谞讟 讚讬 讜讜注专讟注专 讻驻砖讜讟讜, so in the first 驻住讜拽 he learns it 驻砖讜讟, 讗讜谉 谞讬砖讟 砖诐 砖诪讬诐 砖讙讜专 讘驻讬讜. The first time it says Hashem was with him, 专砖状讬 doesn't say because it means he kept on using Hashem's name. So 专砖状讬 has no problem with learning the 驻砖讟 in the 驻住讜拽 very simple: Hashem was with him. 注诇 讚专讱 讝讛, in a 讜讜讬讬讟注专讚讬拽谉 驻住讜拽, there's a 驻住讜拽 later, when he was in jail, it says 讗讬谉 砖专 讘讬转 讛住讜讛专 专讜讗讛 讗转 讻诇 诪讗讜诪讛 讘讬讚讜, the officer of the jail did not look at anything that was with him, didn't take care of anything, 讘讗砖专 讛壮 讗讬转讜, because Hashem was with him. So here again it says that Hashem was with him. Is 专砖状讬 诪驻专砖, 专砖状讬 says what does it mean 讘讗砖专 讛壮 讗讬转讜, that Hashem is with him? 讘砖讘讬诇 讛壮 讗讬转讜, because 讛壮 is with him. That's all. That why did he leave everything in the hands of of 讬讜住祝? Because 讛壮 was with him. 驻讗专讟 讗 驻谞讬诐 讗讬讝 诪讜讘谉, and 专砖状讬 doesn't say that the officer of the jail saw that he keeps on using 讛壮's name. But we understand 讗讝 讗讜讬讱 讚讗 诇注专谞讟 专砖状讬, that here too 专砖状讬 learns 讗讝 讛壮 讗讬转讜 诪讬讬谞讟 讻驻砖讜讟讜. 讛壮 讗讬转讜 means 驻砖讟, simple 驻砖讟, 讗讝 讚注专 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专 讗讬讝 诪讬讟 讗讬诐 讗讜谉 讚注专驻讗专 讛讗讟 注专 讛爪诇讞讛. 讚注专 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专 is with him, that's why he has 讛爪诇讞讛. 驻讜谉 讜讜讗谞注谉 谞注诪讟 专砖状讬, where does 专砖状讬 take 讗讝 讛壮 讗讬转讜 in a 驻住讜拽 讜讬专讗 讗讚讜谞讬讜 讜讙讜诪专 讗讬讝 驻讬专讜砖讜 讘驻砖讜讟讜 砖诇 诪拽专讗 砖诐 砖诪讬诐 砖讙讜专 讘驻讬讜? What makes 专砖状讬 say, where does 专砖状讬 take that in the other 驻住讜拽 where it says that his master saw that 讛壮 is with him, there 专砖状讬 has a new 驻砖讟? Not that 讛壮 saw that the owner saw that 讛壮 is with him, 住转诐. He saw because he heard him say 砖诐 砖诪讬诐. What makes 专砖状讬 say it? Three times where the 驻住讜拽 says 讛壮 was with him, the first and the third 专砖状讬 doesn't comment, which means 专砖状讬 learns simple 驻砖讟 讛壮 was with him, and the middle one is the one that 专砖状讬 explains it means 砖诐 砖诪讬诐 砖讙讜专 by him. 讗讬讝 讚注专 讘讬讗讜专 讗讬谉 讚注诐, so the 专讘讬 says the 驻砖讟 is like this: 讚讗 砖讟讬讬讟, in this middle 驻住讜拽 it says, 讜讬专讗 讗讚讜谞讬讜 讻讬 讛壮 讗讬转讜, his master saw that 讛壮 was with him. 讗讝

How Could an Idol-Worshipping Egyptian Officer Know It Was From Hashem

驻讜讟讬驻专 讛讗讟 讙注讝注谉 讗讝 讛壮 讗讬转讜, 驻讜讟讬驻专 saw 讛壮 was with him. 砖讟注诇讟 讝讬讱 讚讬 砖讗诇讛, so the question comes up: 诪谞讬讞 注专 讛讗讟 讙注讝注谉 讚讬 讗讬讘注专谞讗讟讬专诇注讻注 讛爪诇讞讛 驻讜谉 讬讜住祝, and true, he saw something out of the ordinary, he saw 讬讜住祝 is 诪爪诇讬讞 注驻注住 诇诪注诇讛 诪讚专讱 讛讟讘注. 驻讜谉 讜讜讗谞注谉 讛讗讟 讗讘注专 驻讜讟讬驻专 讙注讜讜讗讜住讟 爪讜 诪讬讬讞住 讝讬讬谉 讚讬 讛爪诇讞讛 爪讜 讛讜讬壮, 爪讜诐 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟谉? How did he know to relate this to 讛壮? How did he know it comes from 讛壮? In 讚注专 爪讬讬讟 驻讜谉 驻讜讟讬驻专, 讜讜讗住 驻讜讟讬驻专 讜讜讬 讗诇注 诪爪专讬讬诐 讙注讜讜注谉 讗 注讜讘讚 注讘讜讚讛 讝专讛, 驻讜讟讬驻专 worshipped 注讘讜讚讛 讝专讛 like all the 诪爪专讬讬诐, 讗讜谉 讛讗讟 谞讬砖讟 讙注讜讜讗讜住讟 讜讜注讙谉 讚讬 诪爪讬讗讜转 驻讜谉 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟谉, he didn't know about 讛壮. So what made him see that this is from 讛壮? It says 讜讬专讗 讗讚讜谞讬讜 讻讬 讛壮 讗讬转讜, his 驻讜讟讬驻专 saw 讛壮 was with him. What did 驻讜讟讬驻专 see? He saw 讛爪诇讞讛. One thing he saw for sure, that this is not natural. But why didn't he attribute it to 注讘讜讚讛 讝专讛? He was an 注讜讘讚 注讘讜讚讛 讝专讛. Now, it doesn't say in any 驻住讜拽 that 驻讜讟讬驻专 specifically was an 注讜讘讚 注讘讜讚讛 讝专讛, but why would we imagine he was different than all of 诪爪专讬诐? He was part of 诪爪专讬诐 and he was a officer in the cabinet of the king, so for sure he is 注讜讘讚 注讘讜讚讛 讝专讛, he was by 驻专注讛. And when they're 注讜讘讚讬 注讘讜讚讛 讝专讛, they didn't know of 讛壮. How do we know that the 诪爪专讬讬诐, that they didn't know of 讛壮? Who knows of a 驻住讜拽 where it says that they didn't know of 讛壮? A 驻住讜拽 in 讞讜诪砖 that 驻专注讛 did not know of 讛壮? And the 专讘讬 used the 诇砖讜谉 讛讜讬壮, he didn't know of 讛讜讬壮, which 驻住讜拽 says it? There's a 驻住讜拽 in 驻专砖讛, yeah, who said? 砖诪讜转. Yeah, what does it say? Yeah, yeah, you're right. When 诪砖讛 专讘讬谞讜 came to him, told him 讛壮 sent me to you to tell you 砖诇讞 注诪讬, let my people go, what did he answer? 诪讬 讛讜讬壮? 诪讬 讛壮? 诇讗 讬讚注转讬 讗转 讛壮. I don't know who's this 讛壮, who's this 讛讜讬壮. I don't know 讛讜讬壮. So 驻专注讛 did not know anything about 讛壮. Obviously 驻讜讟讬驻专 didn't know either. If 驻专注讛 didn't know, 驻讜讟讬驻专 didn't know, because 驻讜讟讬驻专, 驻专注讛 was the smartest of all of 诪爪专讬诐. Why did they make 驻专注讛 king? He was knew everything, he was very smart, he was the the epitome of a human being as far as as 讞讻诪讛. Saying he knew the 70 languages except 诇砖讜谉 拽讜讚砖, I mean he was. So 驻专注讛 didn't know 讛讜讬壮. Now, 讞住讬讚讜转 connects what 驻专注讛 in 砖诪讜转 said, 诇讗 讬讚注转讬 讗转 讛讜讬壮, to the 驻专注讛 of 讬讜住祝. 诇讻讗讜专讛 different 驻专注讛s, no? That's a long time. Since 讬讜住祝 came to 驻专注讛 till 诪砖讛 came, how many years passed? How many years passed? From 驻专注讛, from 诪砖讛, from when 讬讜住祝 came to 驻专注讛, for 讬讜住祝 here, this story, and when 诪砖讛 专讘讬谞讜 spoke to 驻专注讛 and 驻专注讛 said I don't know 讛讜讬壮, how many years passed? This was before they went to 诪爪专讬诐 yet, right? Before 讬注拽讘 讗讘讬谞讜 went to 诪爪专讬诐. How long were they in 诪爪专讬诐? 210 years. When 诪砖讛 专讘讬谞讜 came to speak to 驻专注讛, which year of it, which year was it of the 210? How much? 209, it was the last year, it was 诪诪砖 the last year when 诪砖讛 came. So this was more than 209 years. Now, could be it was the same 驻专注讛, those years they lived long, but we know it says 讜讬拽诐 诪诇讱 讞讚砖. So one 驻砖讟 is he was 诪诪砖 a new king, the other 驻砖讟 is it was the same one, but 谞转讞讚砖讜 讙讝专讜转讬讜. But this was also earlier, this was 86 years before they left 诪爪专讬诐. The bottom line is they're two different 驻专注讛s. So 驻专注讛 over there said, \"I don't know 讛讜讬壮,\" what has it got to do with this 驻专注讛? So let me tell you how 讞住讬讚讜转 puts it together.

Pharaoh's 'I Do Not Know Havaya' and Yosef's Choice of Elokim

When 讬讜住祝 came to 驻专注讛, when 驻专注讛 got him out when he heard about him being able to interpret the dream, what happened there? What was the conversation between 驻专注讛 and 讬讜住祝? 驻专注讛 said to 讬讜住祝, \"I heard that you're a dream interpreter, you're able to interpret a dream.\" So what did What did 讬讜住祝 answer? What 诇砖讜谉 did 讬讜住祝 use? You got to use the words of the 驻住讜拽, that's going to be the point. What 诇砖讜谉 did he use? It's not me, it's 讛砖诐. \"讘诇注讚讬,\" he said, \"讘诇注讚讬, it's not me.\" Nu, what word? Cuz that's the whole point here. \"讗诇讜拽讬诐 讬注谞讛 讗转 砖诇讜诐 驻专注讛.\" It's not me, 讗诇讜拽讬诐 is going to answer 砖诇讜诐 驻专注讛. 讬讜住祝 used the 砖诐 讗诇讜拽讬诐. What 砖诐 did 驻专注讛 say when he said, \"I don't know\"? \"诇讗 讬讚注转讬 讗转 讛讜讬壮.\" So 讞住讬讚讜转 explains, puts the two together: 驻专注讛 had no understanding in 讛讜讬壮, he only had an understanding in 讗诇讜拽讬诐. 讬讜住祝 told 驻专注讛, \"讗诇讜拽讬诐 讬注谞讛 讗转 砖诇讜诐 驻专注讛,\" 讗诇讜拽讬诐 is going to answer you, because you know 讗诇讜拽讬诐, you do not know 讛讜讬壮. What's the difference between 讗诇讜拽讬诐 and 讛讜讬壮? This is from the basic, most elementary 注谞讬谞讬诐 in 讞住讬讚讜转. That's not from 讞住讬讚讜转, that's even from 专砖状讬, 讗诇讜拽讬诐 and 讚讬谉. 讗诇讜拽讬诐 is 讚讬谉 and 专讞诪讬诐. 讞住讬讚讜转 says, 讛讜讬壮 is the 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专 the way He is higher than 讟讘注, and 讗诇讜拽讬诐 is the 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专 which is put into 讟讘注. How does the word 讗诇讜拽讬诐 fit to 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专 being put into 讟讘注? Because 讗诇讜拽讬诐 is 讘讙讬诪讟专讬讗 讛讟讘注. How much is the 讙讬诪讟专讬讗 of 讛讟讘注? Five and 讟 is nine, 14, 讘 is two, is 16, and 注 is 70, it's 86. How much is 讗诇讜拽讬诐? 讗讬讬, 讗诇讜拽讬诐 has a 拽? That's the famous trick: 讗诇讜拽讬诐 has a 拽 which is a hundred. Okay, it's not 讗诇讜拽讬诐, it's with a 讛. So 讗诇讜拽讬诐 is 讘讙讬诪讟专讬讗 讛讟讘注. How does 讛讜讬壮 fit to 诇诪注诇讛 诪谉 讛讟讘注? I see you didn't think of it, huh? How is How does 讛讜讬壮 show 诇诪注诇讛 诪谉 讛讟讘注? How does 讬-讛-讜-讛 show 诇诪注诇讛 诪谉 讛讟讘注? Yes, 讬-讛-讜-讛. How does 讬-讛-讜-讛 show 诇诪注诇讛 诪谉 讛讟讘注? Cuz 讬-讛-讜-讛, the way it's spelled out, is a combination of three words: 讛讬讛, 讛讜讛, 讜讬讛讬讛. Was, is, and will be. Past, present, and future, and it's all in one word. There's no such thing in 讚专讱 讛讟讘注 to have past, present, and future together. Can't be. Past is past, present is present, future is future. If you put it together, it's only 诇诪注诇讛 诪谉 讛讟讘注. So 讛讜讬壮 represents 诇诪注诇讛 诪谉 讛讟讘注. 驻专注讛 did not believe in anything 诇诪注诇讛 诪谉 讛讟讘注. So 驻专注讛, \"诇讗 讬讚注转讬 讗转 讛讜讬壮,\" he doesn't know 讛讜讬壮. 讗诇讜拽讬诐, which is 讘讙讬诪讟专讬讗 讛讟讘注, 驻专注讛 knew 讗诇讜拽讬诐. \"讗诇讜拽讬诐 讬注谞讛 讗转 砖诇讜诐 驻专注讛,\" 讬讜住祝 said, because that's 讟讘注. But to say anything 诇诪注诇讛 诪谉 讛讟讘注, 驻专注讛 didn't know. So if 驻专注讛 didn't believe or didn't accept in any Godliness 诇诪注诇讛 诪谉 讛讟讘注, 驻讜讟讬驻专 also didn't. So how in the world did 驻讜讟讬驻专 know it comes from 讛讜讬壮? When When he saw 讬讜住祝 诪爪诇讬讞, it says, \"讜讬专讗 讗讚讜谞讬讜,\" 驻讜讟讬驻专 saw \"讻讬 讛讜讬壮 讗转讜.\" 驻讜讟讬驻专 had no idea of 讛讜讬壮. That's what bothers 专砖状讬. Now, the 专讘讬 doesn't bring this whole thing about 讛讜讬壮 and 讗诇讜拽讬诐 because the 专讘讬 is explaining 专砖状讬 in 驻砖讜讟讜 砖诇 诪拽专讗. So 驻砖讜讟讜 砖诇 诪拽专讗, it's a 住转诐 a 砖讗诇讛, how did he know it's from the 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专? Maybe it's from 注讘讜讚讛 讝专讛. It doesn't go into 讞住讬讚讜转 in simple 驻砖讟, aber in 讞住讬讚讜转 the 拽砖讬讗 is 讘讻诇诇 he doesn't know of anything 诇诪注诇讛 诪谉 讛讟讘注, and here we're saying he saw the 讛爪诇讞讛 comes from the 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专, 诇诪注诇讛 诪谉 讛讟讘注.

Yosef Never Stopped Saying Hashem's Name Out Loud

讚注专 注讬拽专 诪讜讝 专砖状讬 诪驻专砖 讝讬讬谉, therefore 专砖状讬 has to explain it, how did he know it? 砖诐 砖诪讬诐 砖讙讜专 讘驻讬讜, that 讛砖诐's name was constantly in his mouth. 讬讜住祝 讛讗讟 砖讟注谞讚讬讙 讘讬讬 讬注讚注 讝讗讱 讗讜谉 讙注砖注注谞讬砖, 讬讜住祝 constantly, by everything and everything that happened, 讚注专诪讗谞讟 讚注诐 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟谉 讗诇住 讚注专 诪谞讛讬讙 注讜诇诐, always would say the 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专 runs it, like we like by 讗讬讚谉 you do. By 讗讬讚谉, we always say anything you say, 住讬讬 讘专讜讱 讛砖诐 this, you always, ah, 讚注专 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专 驻讬专讟 讚讬 讜讜注诇讟. When you see something, you know, 谞讜, don't you see? I mean, yesterday I was telling somebody, was telling me something that happened, you see, 谞讜, so I told him, you see, 讚注专 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专 驻讬专讟 讚讬 讜讜注诇讟. 讚注专 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专 runs the world. I mean, that's what we always told him, 讚注专 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专 runs the world, and everything that happens comes from the 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专. 注诇 讚专讱 讜讜讬 诪讬专 讛讗讘谉 讙注诇注专谞讟 驻专讬注专, 专砖状讬 already earlier brought the same expression: 砖诐 砖诪讬诐 砖讙讜专 讘驻讬讜. Can we ask all... Can we ask all the people who are listening to the 砖讬注讜专 诇诪注诇讛 讗讬谉 砖诪讬诐 to start listening 诇诪讟讛 down here? 谞砖诪讜转 讗讬讝 注讜诇讛 诇诪注诇讛. I believe, 讟讗拽注, the 砖讬注讜专 given 诇诪注诇讛 is a much better 砖讬注讜专, there's no question about it, but nevertheless, we are 谞砖诪讜转 讘讙讜驻讬诐. 砖讟讬讬 讗讜讬祝! You want to, can't even see who it is. 讗讟 讗讝讜讬, 讗讜. We have to do the same thing, have to start giving the 砖讬注讜专 on that side. You know what? Maybe. Yeah, maybe. We'll have everyone turn around. We have to have some excitement, so we'll make turn around the whole 讝讗诇. Uh-oh. Stand in the middle. I should stand on something that'll drive me around. All around, all the tables. That'll be a good idea. We spoke about a microphone, I think that would help. And the speakers should be on that corner. Anyway, we find earlier already this concept of 砖诐 砖诪讬诐 砖讙讜专 讘驻讬讜. Where did 专砖状讬 say it? 讘谞讜讙注 注砖讜, when 讬注拽讘 came with the food for 讬爪讞拽, 讬爪讞拽 asked him, \"What made you come so fast?\" So what did he answer? 讻讬 讛砖诐 讛拽专讛, 讚注专 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专 made it happen fast. So what did 讬爪讞拽 answer? 讛拽讜诇 拽讜诇 讬注拽讘. It sounds like 讬注拽讘's voice, so 专砖状讬 says, what did he mean? He meant to say the words that 讬注拽讘 used is not used by 注砖讜, because by 注砖讜 讗讬谉 砖诐 砖诪讬诐 砖讙讜专 讘驻讬讜, doesn't mention 讛砖诐's name. So what does it mean? And when 讬注拽讘 did use 讛砖诐's name, in which context did he use it? That why am I so fast? Because 讛砖诐 makes everything happen. He said, 讻讬 讛拽专讛 讛' 讗诇拽讬讱 诇驻谞讬, 讛砖诐 your God made it happen for me. 讗讜谉 讜讜讬 专砖状讬 讗讬讝 讚讗专讟 诪驻专砖, and 专砖状讬 explains 讗讝 讬爪讞拽 讛讗讟 讗讜讬祝 讚注诐 讙注讝讗讙讟, 讬爪讞拽 said, 讗讬谉 讚专讱 注砖讜 诇讛讬讜转 砖诐 砖诪讬诐 砖讙讜专 讘驻讬讜. It's not the 讚专讱 of 注砖讜 that 砖诐 砖诪讬诐... People walk around, it's the best thing... It's not the 讚专讱 of 注砖讜 that 砖诐 砖诪讬诐 砖讙讜专 讘驻讬讜. 注砖讜 doesn't do that. So, so what does that mean there? That 砖诐 砖诪讬诐 砖讙讜专 讘驻讬讜 means that you keep on saying that everything that happens comes from the 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专. So 驻讜讟讬驻专 kept on hearing from 讬讜住祝 everything is comes happens comes from the 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专. 讚注专驻讗专 讛讗讟 驻讜讟讬驻专 讙注讜讜讗讜住讟, so 驻讜讟讬驻专 knew 讗讝 讚讬 讛爪诇讞讛 驻讜谉 讬讜住祝 谞注诪讟 讝讬讱 讚注专驻讜谉 讜讜讗住 讛砖诐 注诪讜. That's how 驻讜讟讬驻专 knew it comes from 讛砖诐. 讜讜讬 注专 讛讗讟 讻住讚专 讙注讛注专讟 驻讜谉 讬讜住祝. 讬讜住祝 kept on saying, \"讛砖诐, 讛砖诐, 讛砖诐\", and then he saw him having 讛爪诇讞讛 诇诪注诇讛 诪讚专讱 讛讟讘注, so he understood it comes from 讛砖诐. So this is why 专砖状讬 explains only in this 驻住讜拽. 'Cause this is the only 驻住讜拽 that says, \"讜讬专讗 讗讚讜谞讬讜\", that 驻讜讟讬驻专 saw it. If 驻讜讟讬驻专 saw it, there must be some reason that he saw, how did he see it? This 驻住讜拽 means he heard 砖诐 砖诪讬诐. But when the 转讜专讛 tells us, we can learn weiter, 诪讛 砖讗讬谉 讻谉 讗讬谉 讚注诐 驻住讜拽, \"讜讬讛讬 讛' 讗转 讬讜住祝 讜讬讛讬 讗讬砖 诪爪诇讬讞\", the 驻住讜拽 which just describes what happened. That's the 讞住专讜谉 if I don't stand here, I can't see everybody. Later on? When? Later on? Not sure. He wasn't in his house, so how often did he see 驻讜讟讬驻专 at all? Yeah, he was a worker. He probably saw him, who knows when. He saw, but 讬讜住祝 驻讜讟讬驻专 very seldom. I mean, he gave him over everything to run, and he saw him very seldom. 注讚 讻讚讬 讻讱, when 讬注拽讘 died and 讬讜住祝 wanted to bury him in 诪爪专讬诐, he had to get permission from 驻专注讛. What did it say? 讬讜住祝 spoke to 讘讬转 驻专注讛, spoke to 驻专注讛's secretary that he should speak to 驻专注讛. Weist, he gave him over the job, that's what it looks like from 讞讜诪砖. But in the 驻住讜拽 where it says the fact that 讬讜住祝 was a 讗讬砖 诪爪诇讬讞, it doesn't say who saw that 讬讜住祝 was a 讗讬砖 诪爪诇讬讞. But there, also in 驻住讜拽, the other 驻住讜拽 where it says 讗讬 住讘专讗 住'讗讬讝 讗 专讗讬讛 讘讗砖专 讘砖讘讬诇 砖砖诐, that the officer from the jail saw that he's 诪爪诇讬讞 because 讛砖诐 was with him, but they're not saying what he saw. The 转讜专讛 is telling us what happened. And the 转讜专讛 is giving us the reason why he was 诪爪诇讬讞. 讜讜讗住 专注讚讟 讝讬讱 谞讬砖讟 讗讝 驻讜讟讬驻专 讗讚注专 讚注专 砖专 讘讬转 讛住讜讛专 讙注讝注谉 讛砖诐 讗转讜. It doesn't speak about the 砖专 讘讬转 讛住讜讛专 seeing it, 谞讗专 讜讜注讙谉 讚注诐 注爪诐 讝讗讱 讗诇讬讬谉, it speaks about the thing itself, 讗讝 讚讬 住讬讘讛 驻讜谉 讬讜住祝'住 讛爪诇讞讛, the reason why 讬讜住祝 was 诪爪诇讬讞, is 讻讬 讛砖诐 讗转讜, because 讛砖诐 is with him, 讗讬讝 讚讗 谞讬讟讗 拽讬讬谉 讬住讜讚 注谞讚注专谉 讚注诐 驻砖讟 注诇 讛驻专砖讛 砖诐 砖诪讬诐 砖讙讜专 讘驻讬讜. Here, the 专砖''讬 has no reason to change. So 专砖''讬 learns 讛砖诐 讗转讜 means that 讛砖诐 was with him. So this is the way the 专讘讬 explains this 驻住讜拽. But the 讛诪砖讱 to before is that there's still something not clear in this 驻住讜拽, and based on what the 专讘讬 explained before, it will explain the 驻砖讟 in this 驻住讜拽. So, maybe I'll get somebody to tell me, not to tell me, to tell the whole crowd, what was the last thing that we just learned here, how the 专讘讬 explains the 驻住讜拽, how the 专讘讬 explains why 专砖''讬 picks 讚讜拽讗 in this 驻住讜拽 to say that it means 砖诐 砖诪讬诐 砖讙讜专 讘驻讬讜? So, who's going to explain it? Let's see. Who volunteers? You know? Sure you do. I'm sure you do. The only thing is that not everyone knows that you know, so make sure that everyone knows. No, not that question, the last piece, the last 砖讬讞讛 we learned, that 专砖''讬 says on the 驻住讜拽, 讜讬专讗 讗讚讜谞讬讜 讻讬 讛砖诐 讗转讜, his master saw 讛砖诐 is with him, so 专砖''讬 says what does it mean he saw 讛砖诐 is with him? 砖诐 砖诪讬诐 砖讙讜专 讘驻讬讜. What makes 专砖''讬 say that's the 驻砖讟? Why can't 专砖''讬 learn 驻砖讜讟? He saw 讛砖诐 is with him because he saw 讛爪诇讞讛, he saw 讛砖诐 is with him. The best 专讗讬讛 is that the other 驻住讜拽讬诐 专砖''讬 doesn't say it. 专砖''讬 doesn't say anything. 专砖''讬 doesn't It says other 驻住讜拽讬诐 讛砖诐 was with him, and 专砖''讬 leaves it, because 讛砖诐 was with him. Let's hear what you're thinking. 谞讜, 专' 拽讗住谞讬讗谞住拽讬, 讚讜 讜讜讬讬住讟 讚讗讱 讚注诐 讙讗谞爪谉 注谞讬谉? Yeah, yeah, go ahead. 讜讘讻诇诇, this is part of of being in 讬砖讬讘讛, you have to have lessons in public speaking, cuz you're going to go out later on, you're going to have to be, so this is the beginning. You start speaking here in public, so you get used to it. I know, but why does 专砖''讬 say that it means that he said 讛砖诐's name, always mentioned 讛砖诐's name? Why can't it be 讛砖诐 is with him because he was close to 讛砖诐? Why does 专砖''讬 say because 讛砖诐, it means 砖诐 砖诪讬诐 砖讙讜专 讘驻讬讜? I remember once by a 驻讗专讘专注谞讙注谉, the 专讘讬 mentioned 诪住讻转 注讜拽爪讬谉, and the 专讘讬 said, there are so many people that don't even know what the word 注讜拽爪讬谉 means. The last page, the last 诪住讻转讗. And the 专讘讬 was looking around, and it seemed as if the 专讘讬 was going to pick on somebody and say, can you tell me what is 诪住讻转 注讜拽爪讬谉? It was 诪诪砖, the 专讘讬 waited for a minute, looked. He didn't. Was another time there was when the 专讘讬 said a certain 讙诪专讗, 诪讞诇讜拽转 专讘 讜砖诪讜讗诇, and at the moment he didn't remember what 专讘 said and what 砖诪讜讗诇 said, which one was which. So he picked somebody, and he said, 专' 讗讘专讛诐, 谞讜, 讗讬讝 注专 讚讗讱 讗 讘拽讬 讘砖''住? So 专' 讗讘专讛诐 讝讬住拽讬谞讚, he was 讟讗拽注 a 讘拽讬 讘砖''住, and he asked him to say. He didn't want to say. So later he said that he knew, but in front of the 专讘讬, he wouldn't say. But was another time when the 专讘讬 didn't ask somebody, the 专讘讬 stopped and was thinking, and then went like this, and then you could see, I could see the 专讘讬's mouth was moving, saying what it seemed like that he started reading from the beginning of by heart, from the beginning of the 注诪讜讚, you know, sometimes you want to remind yourself. Ah! Yeah, 专讘 holds like this, 砖诪讜讗诇 holds like this. I remember then the 专讘讬 stopped for a moment and he said, because a minute before that he had mentioned a 驻住讜拽. It says you're not allowed to say 转讜专讛 砖讘讻转讘 讘注诇 驻讛. You're not allowed to say 驻住讜拽讬诐 讘注诇 驻讛, by heart. So the 专讘讬 said, 讗 讚讗住 讗讬讝 讚注专 驻住拽 讜讜讗住 诪'讘讗拽讜诪讟 驻讗专 讝讗讙谉 讚讘专讬诐 砖讘讻转讘 讘注诇 驻讛. This is the the punishment I got for saying 讚讘专讬诐 砖讘讻转讘 讘注诇 驻讛, well I forgot that 讙诪专讗. Anyway, but by 注讜拽爪讬谉 he didn't say. Anyway, 谞讜, now you know? I'm just asked in the 砖讬讞讛 the 专讘讬 asked the 砖讗诇讛 in 专砖状讬: Why does 专砖状讬 say 砖诐 砖诪讬诐, that the what it means 讛壮 讗讬转讜 is 砖诐 砖诪讬诐 砖讙讜专? You know? So why doesn't 专砖状讬 say by the other 驻住讜拽讬诐? Why not? Why don't? Why? The other 驻住讜拽讬诐 talk about what? No, no, it's not talking about... You're right, but... 谞讜, so the other 驻住讜拽讬诐 that 专砖状讬 doesn't have to say it, why? Because the 驻住讜拽 is not talking about anybody seeing it. The 驻住讜拽 just tells us the fact that 转讜专讛 tells us 讛壮 was with him. The 转讜专讛 is telling us, you know, what does it mean, 讛壮 was with him. But when the 驻住讜拽 says that 驻讜讟讬驻专 saw it, that's where the problem is. How could 驻讜讟讬驻专 see it? How does 驻讜讟讬驻专 know it's from the 讗讬讬讘注专砖讟注专? Maybe some other 注讘讜讚讛 讝专讛? That's the only 驻住讜拽 where 专砖状讬 has to say 砖诐 砖诪讬诐 砖讙讜专 讘驻讬讜. Okay, but we might start this program, two things maybe: to walk around, and also to stop in the middle and ask somebody, \"You know what? Let's hear what what we just learned.\" That'll be better.

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