Shemos 3:21 · EXTRA 1 — I will give this people favor EXTRA

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The Complete Passuk

וְנָתַתִּ֛י אֶת־חֵ֥ן הָֽעָם־הַזֶּ֖ה בְּעֵינֵ֣י מִצְרָ֑יִם וְהָיָה֙ כִּ֣י תֵֽלֵכ֔וּן לֹ֥א תֵלְכ֖וּ רֵיקָֽם׃

And I will dispose the Egyptians favorably toward this people, so that when you go, you will not go away empty-handed.

Chabad.org — 3:21

Source Citation

Shemos Rabbah 3:11 — EXTRA.

Core Text of Chazal / Classic Source

Core Text

ונתתי את חן העם הזה — מה שאמרתי לאברהם: ואחרי כן יצאו ברכוש גדול.

English: “And I will give this people favor” — [fulfilling] what I said to Avraham: “And afterward they shall go out with great wealth.”

On the midrash / in context: The promise of favor and spoils is the concrete realization of the covenant “between the pieces.” The departure will not be as fugitives but with dignity and compensation.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal link the favor granted by the Egyptians to the ancient promise of great wealth made to Avraham.