Vaeira 9:6 · EXTRA 1 — all the livestock of Egypt died EXTRA

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The Complete Passuk

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ יְהֹוָ֜ה אֶת־הַדָּבָ֤ר הַזֶּה֙ מִֽמׇּחֳרָ֔ת וַיָּ֕מׇת כֹּ֖ל מִקְנֵ֣ה מִצְרָ֑יִם וּמִמִּקְנֵ֥ה בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֹא־מֵ֥ת אֶחָֽד׃

And GOD did so the next day: all the livestock of the Egyptians died, but of the livestock of the Israelites not one died.

Chabad.org — 9:6

Source Citation

Shemos Rabbah 9:3 — EXTRA.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

לא מת אחד —\ldots אפילו בהמה שהיתה משותפת.

English: “Not one died” — \ldots even an animal that was jointly owned.

On the midrash / in context: The midrash sharpens the miracle: shared ownership still left the Israelite portion unharmed.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal teach that even jointly owned animals left the Israelite share untouched.