Vaeira 9:10 · unit 1 — boils breaking out

Parashas Vaeira

The Complete Passuk

וַיִּקְח֞וּ אֶת־פִּ֣יחַ הַכִּבְשָׁ֗ן וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֔ה וַיִּזְרֹ֥ק אֹת֛וֹ מֹשֶׁ֖ה הַשָּׁמָ֑יְמָה וַיְהִ֗י שְׁחִין֙ אֲבַעְבֻּעֹ֔ת פֹּרֵ֕חַ בָּאָדָ֖ם וּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃

So they took soot of the kiln and appeared before Pharaoh; Moses threw it toward the sky, and it caused an inflammation breaking out in boils on human and animal.

Chabad.org — 9:10

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to R’ Yehoshua ben Levi — TT / Sotah (verified).

Core Text of Chazal

English: “Boils breaking out in blisters” — R’ Yehoshua ben Levi said: The shechin that the Holy One brought upon the Egyptians was moist on the outside and dry on the inside.