 The Midrash read the word "from among" (, "mikzeh") in "And from among (, "mikzeh") his brethren he took five men," to mean "from the end," implying inferiority.The Midrash thus concluded that they were not the strongest of the brothers, and named them as Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Benjamin, and Issachar.The Midrash explained that Joseph took these five brothers, because he reasoned that if he presented the strongest to Pharaoh, then Pharaoh would on make them his warriors.