The Chariots of Pharaoh, Etc

Mekhilta Tractate Shirah 4:15

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

Variantly: "The chariots of Pharaoh, etc." They (the Egyptians [i.e., Pharaoh') said (Ibid. 1:22) "Every son that is born into the Nile shall you thrown him, You, likewise, meted it out to him accordingly, viz.: "The chariots of Pharaoh, etc."

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