1)

Which brother commanded him?

1.

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


1

Why does he say that it was a custom? He just said that it is a Mitzvah, and so expounds Kesuvos 103a! (PF)

2)

What is the meaning of "Imaltah"?

1.

Rashi: I will escape - I will go for a day and return.

2.

Radak: I will escape the king's service a little, and go to see my brothers.

3)

How did Yehonason justify letting him go?

1.

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.

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