Midrash BeChiddush on Pesach Haggadah, Magid, The Ten Plagues
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חשך היא המכה התשיעית. אפו לא ראו איש את אחיו שלשת ימים אבל יושב יכול לעמוד עומד יכול לישב.
Midrash BeChiddush, translated by Rabbi Mark B. Greenspan, Oceanside, N.Y. 2024
חֹ֖שֶׁךְ Darkness was the ninth plague.
- אַפּ֗וֹ “His anger” - people could not see their fellow for three days , but if they were sitting, they could stand, or if they were standing they could sit down.
עברה לא קמו איש מתחתיו שלשת ימים אחרים.
Midrash BeChiddush, translated by Rabbi Mark B. Greenspan, Oceanside, N.Y. 2024
- עֶבְרָ֣ה “Wrath” - For the next three days they could not even stand up from their place.
זעם היו רעבים גם צמאים ולא היו יכולים לאכול ולשתות.
Midrash BeChiddush, translated by Rabbi Mark B. Greenspan, Oceanside, N.Y. 2024
- זַ֣עַם “Indignation,” - They were hungry and thirsty because they could not eat or drink.
צרה שלא אבדו חושיהם אלא בדעתם היו.
Midrash BeChiddush, translated by Rabbi Mark B. Greenspan, Oceanside, N.Y. 2024
- צָרָ֑ה “Trouble,” - They did not lose their senses but were aware of what was happening.
משלחת מ"ר שומעים הישראלים הולכים ומחפשים בבתיהם ויראים שמא יגנבו מהם כל ממונם:
Midrash BeChiddush, translated by Rabbi Mark B. Greenspan, Oceanside, N.Y. 2024
- מִ֝שְׁלַ֗חַת מַלְאֲכֵ֥י רָעִֽים “A band of deadly messengers,” - They could hear the Israelites entering and searching their homes so that they were afraid they were robbing them of the wealth.