Israel Rewarded for the Going as Much as for the Doing

Mekhilta DeRabbi Shimon Ben Yochai 12:50

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"And all the children of Israel did so" (Exodus 12:50). This is to give them reward for the going equal to the reward for the doing — as it is written above, "and the children of Israel went and did" (Exodus 12:28), and so on, that it was likewise in their hearts to do it.

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