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Which brother commanded him?
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Rashi: Eli'av, his oldest brother. Radak - it is a Mitzvah to honor and obey the oldest brother. It was the custom for the younger brother to obey the older. 1
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Why does he say that it was a custom? He just said that it is a Mitzvah, and so expounds Kesuvos 103a! (PF)
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What is the meaning of "Imaltah"?
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Rashi: I will escape - I will go for a day and return.
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Radak: I will escape the king's service a little, and go to see my brothers.
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How did Yehonason justify letting him go?
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Malbim (28, 29): (a) It was Zevach Mishpachah. (b) His older brother commanded him. (c) He did not go to eat and drink, rather, to see his brothers.
