it thus stands to reason, What then have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? (10) In , God came to the prophet saying, "Behold, when it was whole, it was usable for no work", and thus surely it is logical to argue, "How much less, when the fire has devoured it, and it is singed?" A Midrash told that when in the steward found Joseph's cup in Benjamin's belongings, his brothers beat Benjamin on his shoulders, calling him a thief and the son of a thief, and saying that he had shamed them as Rachel had shamed Jacob when she stole Laban's idols in . And by virtue of receiving those unwarranted blows between his shoulders, Benjamin's descendants merited having the Divine Presence rest between his shoulders and the Temple rest in Jerusalem, as reports, "He dwells between his shoulders". Rabbi Judah ben Ilai taught that Scripture speaks in praise of Judah. Rabbi Judah noted that on three occasions, Scripture records that Judah spoke before his brethren, and they made him king over them (bowing to his authority): (1) in , which reports, "Judah said to his brethren: 'What profit is it if we slay our brother; (2) in , which reports, "Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house"; and (3) in , which reports, "Then Judah came near" to Joseph to argue for Benjamin. Rav Naḥman bar Isaac quoted Judah's words, "What shall we speak or how shall we clear ourselves" (, niztadak), in as an example of where the Torah used an abbreviation. Rav Naḥman bar Isaac read the word , NiZTaDaK, "can we show innocence", as an acronym for: We are honest (, Nekonim), we are righteous (, Zaddikim), we are pure (, Tehorim), we are submissive (, Dakkim), we are holy (, Kedoshim). A Midrash read Judah's questions in , "What shall we speak or how shall we clear ourselves?" to hint to a series of sins. Judah asked, "What shall we say to my lord", with respect to the money that they retained after the first sale, the money that they retained after the second sale, the cup found in Benjamin's belongings, the treatment of Tamar in , the treatment of Bilhah in , the treatment of Dinah in , the sale of Joseph, allowing Simeon to remain in custody, and the peril to Benjamin. Reading the words of , "God