Vaeira 9:18 · EXTRA 1 — very heavy hail EXTRA

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הִנְנִ֤י מַמְטִיר֙ כָּעֵ֣ת מָחָ֔ר בָּרָ֖ד כָּבֵ֣ד מְאֹ֑ד אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹא־הָיָ֤ה כָמֹ֙הוּ֙ בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם לְמִן־הַיּ֥וֹם הִוָּסְדָ֖הֿ וְעַד־עָֽתָּה׃

This time tomorrow I will rain down a very heavy hail, such as has not been in Egypt from the day it was founded until now.

Shemos Rabbah 9:9 — EXTRA.

Core Text

ברד כבד מאד —\ldots אש וברד מעורבים.

English: “Very heavy hail” — \ldots fire and hail mixed together.

On the midrash / in context: The miracle of fire within ice is the classic midrashic image of the hail plague.

Custom

Chazal describe the hail as fire and ice miraculously combined.