The Israelites are told to ask their Egyptian neighbors for silver and gold before leaving. An odd, almost transactional detail tucked into the middle of the plague narrative. It's also framed as the LORD giving the people favor in Egyptian eyes, not...
Historical & Culturalדבר נא SPEAK נא — The word נא is always an expression of entreaty. Here it means: I entreat you, admonish them about this which follows (impress this injunction upon them), so that righteous man, Abraham, may not say: the prophecy (Genesis 15:13) “th...
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