Vaeira 6:9 · EXTRA 2 — Ohr HaChaim on kotzer ruach EXTRA

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וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר מֹשֶׁ֛ה כֵּ֖ן אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹ֤א שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה מִקֹּ֣צֶר ר֔וּחַ וּמֵעֲבֹדָ֖ה קָשָֽׁה׃

Moshe spoke thus to the children of Israel, but they did not listen to Moshe because of impatience of spirit and because of hard bondage.

Chabad.org — 6:9

Source Citation

Ohr HaChaim on Shemos 6:9 — EXTRA (later commentary).

Core Text

English: “Because of impatience of spirit” — perhaps they did not listen because they were not yet people of Torah; Torah broadens a person’s heart. The extra “and because of hard bondage” shows that the impatience existed independently of the physical suffering of the labour.