Vaeira 7:11 · unit 1 — with their flames

Parashas Vaeira

The Complete Passuk

וַיִּקְרָא֙ גַּם־פַּרְעֹ֔ה לַֽחֲכָמִ֖ים וְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִ֑ים וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֨וּ גַם־הֵ֜ם חַרְטֻמֵּ֥י מִצְרַ֛יִם בְּלַהֲטֵיהֶ֖ם כֵּֽן׃

Then Pharaoh, for his part, summoned the sages and the sorcerers; and the Egyptian priestly magicians, in turn, did the same with their spells:

Chabad.org — 7:11

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to R’ Chiyya bar Abba — Sanhedrin 67b (verified).

Core Text of Chazal

English: “With their flames (belahateihem)” — R’ Chiyya bar Abba said: Belateihem refers to the work of demons; belahateihem refers to the work of sorcery.