2. The Ksav v’haKabbalah discusses the strange phrase “zichartani
itcha…” that Yosef used – you normally don’t use a possessive when talking
about remembering something – and, as we discussed once before, he suggests
that it was not a request, but a statement.
Yosef was telling the Sar haMashkim that his fate was remembered, i.e.
mentioned in the same context, as that of the Sar haMashkim. The same dream that foretold the Sar
haMashkim’s fate also foretold Yosef’s own fate.
The Ma’or vaShemesh suggests a different explanation. The natural reaction of anyone in the Sar
haMashkim’s circumstance would have been to tell neighbors and friends about
this wonderful dream interpreter he met in prison. Yosef could have been the talk of the town
and been featured on talk shows, wined and dined with celebrities, etc. Yosef didn’t want any of that. He reserved using his gift only for kavod
shamayim. Therefore, he told the Sar
haMashkim that he would help him only on the condition that “zichartani itacha,”
that he keeps the remembrance of Yosef’s ability to himself, “v’hizkartani el
Pharoah,” and otherwise only mention him when it really counts, when he has an
audience with Pharoah in Pharoah’s time of need.
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