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Note the contradiction in the following verses.
- Verse
Ex09-06
discussing
the plague of pestilence which killed the Egyptian
animals
states
And HaShem did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died; but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.
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- Verse
Ex10-26
discussing
what the Jews intended to take when they left Egypt
states
Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve HaShem our G-d; and we know not with what we must serve HaShem, until we come thither.'
- Verse Ex14-07
discussing the pursuit of the Jews,
by the Egyptian army,
after they left,
states
And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them.
We see the contradiction hinted
at by the underlined words:
- The Egyptians pursued the Jews, presumably with animal driven chariots
- But the Egyptian animals were all killed in the plague of pestilence
- and the Jews took their own animals when they left Egypt
So if the Jews took their animals and the Egyptian animals were killed
where did the animals to drive the Egyptian chariots come from?
Rashi resolves this using the two aspects method
of resoulution. We read in the plague of hail that there
were two types of Egyptians---
- The animals of those who did not believe in God
died from the hail
- The animals of those who did believe in God
were gathered into the house and consequently did not
die from the hail
Indeed, verses Ex09-18:21 states
Behold, tomorrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the day it was founded even until now.
Now therefore send, hasten in thy cattle and all that thou hast in the field; for every man and beast that shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.'
He that feared the word of HaShem among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses;
and he that regarded not the word of HaShem left his servants and his cattle in the field.
So the resolution is simple: Pharoh pursued the Jews
with the animals of those Egyptians who believed in God
and gathered their animals in the house to avoid them dying
from the hail.
Sermonic points:
The sermonic point inferred from this Rashi is obvious
and Rashi himself says it
You should not even trust the believers amongst the wicked.
For indeed those who believed in God and saved their animals from death
then double-crossed God by donating their animals to pursue the Jews.
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