Vaeira 9:3 · EXTRA 1 — the hand of Hashem EXTRA

Parashas Vaeira · Side page (no TT primary unit)

The Complete Passuk

הִנֵּ֨ה יַד־יְהֹוָ֜ה הוֹיָ֗ה בְּמִקְנְךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה בַּסּוּסִ֤ים בַּֽחֲמֹרִים֙ בַּגְּמַלִּ֔ים בַּבָּקָ֖ר וּבַצֹּ֑אן דֶּ֖בֶר כָּבֵ֥ד מְאֹֽד׃

then GOD’s hand will strike your livestock in the fields—the horses, the donkeys, the camels, the cattle, and the sheep—with a very severe pestilence.

Chabad.org — 9:3

Source Citation

Shemos Rabbah 9:3 — EXTRA.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

יד ה׳ הויה —\ldots מכה קשה.

English: “The hand of Hashem is” — \ldots a severe blow.

On the midrash / in context: The “hand” language marks the escalation of the plagues against property and livelihood.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal treat the “hand of Hashem” as signaling a particularly severe strike.