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Shemos 1:18 · EXTRA 1 — why have you done this thing EXTRA

Parashas Shemos · Side page (no TT primary unit)

The Complete Passuk

וַיִּקְרָ֤א מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ לַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֔ת וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֔ן מַדּ֥וּעַ עֲשִׂיתֶ֖ן הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָ אֶת־הַיְלָדִֽים׃

So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this thing, letting the boys live?”

Chabad.org — 1:18

Source Citation

Shemos Rabbah 1:16 — EXTRA.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

מדוע עשיתן —\ldots אמר להן: למה חסיתן על הילדים.

English: “Why have you done this” — \ldots He said to them: Why did you spare the children.

On the midrash / in context: Pharaoh’s interrogation is expanded; the midwives’ fear of God (already in the TT unit on 1:17) is the background to their standing firm under questioning.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal fill in Pharaoh’s accusation and the midwives’ steadfastness under direct royal pressure.

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