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Musar su Genesi 41:25

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יוֹסֵף֙ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֔ה חֲל֥וֹם פַּרְעֹ֖ה אֶחָ֣ד ה֑וּא אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֧ר הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים עֹשֶׂ֖ה הִגִּ֥יד לְפַרְעֹֽה׃

Giuseppe disse a Faraone: Il sogno di Faraone non è che uno. Iddio ha indicato a Faraone ciò ch’egli è per fare.

Shenei Luchot HaBerit

בלעדי אלהים יענה את שלום פרעה . It is noteworthy that G–d's name was constantly on Joseph's lips. He gave G–d credit for all his talents and accomplishments. We must all learn from this admirable trait of Joseph, remembering that by ourselves we would amount to nought.
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Shenei Luchot HaBerit

The word אחד, one, again figures prominently when Joseph interpreted Pharaoh's dream in 41,25. Joseph's rise to power was due to his interpreting Pharaoh's dream as "one." In the dream of the seven ears of corn the Torah emphasized that they all grew on "one" stalk (41, 22). Even the dream of the seven cows alluded to the number "one," since the cows all rose from "one" river. Considering the above factors, we can now understand the comment of Pharaoh that there was no one as נבון וחכם, wise and clever as Joseph. Pharaoh said to Joseph: "After G–d has made known to you, i.e. הודיע, all this, etc.," you clearly command all three elements of wisdom, namely חכמה, בינה, דעת.
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What I have explained so far may also help to answer a very serious question concerning Joseph's conduct when he interpreted Pharaoh's dream. Having explained the meaning of the dream, Joseph next volunteered a piece of advice to Pharaoh (41,33) which he introduced with the words: ועתה ירא פרעה איש נבון וחכם, "Now let Pharaoh appoint a wise and understanding man, etc." What business did Joseph – a slave and a prisoner to boot – have to offer gratuitous advice to Pharaoh? Clearly Joseph had aspirations to attain a position of authority in order to be able to further Divine plans and to replace the position of the שרו של מצרים, the regular spiritual patron of Egypt.
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