Vaeira 9:24 · EXTRA 1 — fire flashing amidst the hail EXTRA

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The Complete Passuk

וַיְהִ֣י בָרָ֔ד וְאֵ֕שׁ מִתְלַקַּ֖חַת בְּת֣וֹךְ הַבָּרָ֑ד\ldots

And there was hail, and fire flashing amidst the hail\ldots

Shemos Rabbah 9:9 — EXTRA.

Core Text

אש מתלקחת בתוך הברד —\ldots נס בתוך נס.

English: “Fire flashing amidst the hail” — \ldots a miracle within a miracle.

On the midrash / in context: Fire and water, normally antagonists, served together against Egypt.

Custom

Chazal call the mixture of fire and hail a miracle within a miracle.