Commentary for Megillah 32:2
(בראשית מה, יד) ויפול על צוארי בנימן אחיו כמה צוארין הוו ליה לבנימין אמר רבי אלעזר בכה על שני מקדשים שעתידין להיות בחלקו של בנימין ועתידין ליחרב ובנימין בכה על צואריו בכה על משכן שילה שעתיד להיות בחלקו של יוסף ועתיד ליחרב
(Genesis 45:14) "And he fell upon the necks of Benjamin his brother..." How many necks did Benjamin have? Rabbi Elazar said, [Joseph] wept over the two Temples that, in the future, would be located in the portion of Benjamin and that would be destroyed in the future. "And Benjamin wept upon his neck." He wept over the Tabernacle of Shiloh that, in the future, would be located in the portion of Joseph and that would be destroyed in the future.
Rashi on Megillah
How many necks did Binyamin have: We do not follow [teach] this version. For this is the way of Scripture, to write, "necks," in the plural form, [as in] (Genesis 27:17), "upon the flat of his necks." [So here too] - "he cried upon his necks."
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