In the past, Pharaoh's servants said to him (Exodus 10 — 7)

Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael Mekhilta Tractate Vayehi Beshalach 2:14

Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team · Published January 23, 2025

In the past, Pharaoh's servants said to him (Exodus 10:7) "How long will this one be a stumbling block to us?" and now (Ibid. 14:5) "What is this that we did in sending Israel away from serving us?" They said to him: If we were smitten and we had not sent him away, that would have been enough for us. Or if we were smitten and had sent him away and he had not taken our wealth from us, that would have been enough for us. But we have been smitten, and we have sent him away, and he has taken our wealth from us!

Themes

Moses Holy Land Egypt Exodus Passover

Biblical References

Exodus 10:7

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