Rashi interprets this posuk to mean that let him “live” in this world, and not “die” in the World-to-Come, and that he should be counted among his brothers without any form of disgrace. We may also learn from this posuk that man’s responsibility does not end with the performance and fulfillment of his own personal mitzvos. He is charged to see to it that his children and all those whom he encounters in his daily endeavors also follow the correct path. If he fulfills this mandate, then even when he must take leave of this world, he does not…
