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Shemos 5:22 · EXTRA 1 — why have You done evil EXTRA

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וַיָּ֧שׇׁב מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶל־יְהֹוָ֖ה וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֲדֹנָ֗י לָמָ֤ה הֲרֵעֹ֙תָה֙ לָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה לָ֥מָּה זֶּ֖ה שְׁלַחְתָּֽנִי׃

Then Moses returned to GOD and said, “O my Sovereign, why did You bring harm upon this people? Why did You send me?

Chabad.org — 5:22

Source Citation

Shemos Rabbah 5:22 — EXTRA.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

למה הרעתה —\ldots אמר לפניו: רבון העולמים, למה הרעות לעם הזה.

English: “Why have You done evil” — \ldots He said before Him: Master of the worlds, why have You done evil to this people.

On the midrash / in context: Moshe’s protest is the immediate background to the divine response of 6:1; the midrash preserves the force of the complaint.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal present Moshe’s return to God as a bold intercession that questions the worsening of Israel’s condition after the first mission.

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