"The foe (Pharaoh) said": And he did not know what he was saying, viz. (Mishlei 16:1) "To a man are the musings of his heart, but to the L–rd is the meaning of the tongue." (He said:) "I shall pursue, I shall overtake, I shall divide," (but what he "meant" was) I shall be pursued by them, I shall be overtaken by them, my spoils and my wealth shall be divided by them. It is not written "My soul shall be filled with them," but "My soul shall fill them"—They shall fill themselves with it. It is not written "torishem" ("My hand shall inherit them"), but "torishemo"—I shall bequeath my wealth and glory to them.
The foe (Pharaoh) said" — And he did not know what he was
Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team
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