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Why would anyone bless Yehudah for selling Yosef, and why is doing so considered ניאוץ of Hashem?

הכוונה שהמעשה היה תכלית הטובה, שירד יוסף למחיה לפניהם ולהקים שבועת בין הבתרים, אך הם חשבוה לרעה כאשר אמר להם יוסף... ולכן נכשל במעשה דתמר, שעבירה גוררת עבירה דוגמתה.

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משך חכמה

משך חכמה, וישב ח׳

Meshekh Chokhmah, Vayeshev:8

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Q — Why would anyone bless Yehudah for selling Yosef, and why is doing so considered ניאוץ of Hashem?

A — The OUTCOME of the sale was the saving of Israel from famine and the fulfillment of brit bein habetarim — but the INTENTION was evil; anyone who praises an act based only on its result while ignoring the corrupt intent is מנאץ ה', because Hashem cares about both — which is why עבירה גוררת עבירה דוגמתה led Yehudah straight into the parallel case of Tamar (good outcome of the malchut, bad intent of seeking a zonah).

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