Tanach
Shemot 7:8-13 שמות ז׳:ח׳-י״ג
Part of: VaeraVaera, Aliyah 4Chapter 7
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וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן לֵאמֹֽר׃
Adonoy said to Moshe and Aharon, saying:
Adonoy said to Moshe and Aharon, saying:
כִּי יְדַבֵּר אֲלֵכֶם פַּרְעֹה לֵאמֹר תְּנוּ לָכֶם מוֹפֵת וְאָמַרְתָּ אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן קַח אֶֽת־מַטְּךָ וְהַשְׁלֵךְ לִפְנֵֽי־פַרְעֹה יְהִי לְתַנִּֽין׃
“When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, ‘Give yourselves [credibility by displaying] a marvel;’ you [Moshe] should then say to Aharon, ‘Take your rod and throw it down before Pharaoh.’ It will become a serpent.’”
“When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, ‘Give yourselves [credibility by displaying] a marvel;’ you [Moshe] should then say to Aharon, ‘Take your rod and throw it down before Pharaoh.’ It will become a serpent.’”
Rashi
וַיָּבֹא מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן אֶל־פַּרְעֹה וַיַּעֲשׂוּ כֵן כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהֹוָה וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ אַהֲרֹן אֶת־מַטֵּהוּ לִפְנֵי פַרְעֹה וְלִפְנֵי עֲבָדָיו וַיְהִי לְתַנִּֽין׃
Moshe and Aharon came to Pharaoh and they did exactly as Adonoy commanded [them]. Aharon threw his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants and it became a serpent.
Moshe and Aharon came to Pharaoh and they did exactly as Adonoy commanded [them]. Aharon threw his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants and it became a serpent.
Rashi
לתנין. נחש:
A serpent. [לְתַנִּין means] a serpent.
וַיִּקְרָא גַּם־פַּרְעֹה לַֽחֲכָמִים וְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִים וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ גַם־הֵם חַרְטֻמֵּי מִצְרַיִם בְּלַהֲטֵיהֶם כֵּֽן׃
Pharaoh too called [his] wise men and magicians. The sorcerers of Egypt also did likewise with their magic art.
Pharaoh too called [his] wise men and magicians. The sorcerers of Egypt also did likewise with their magic art.
Rashi
בלהטיהם בְּלַחֲשֵׁיהוֹן, ואין לו דמיון במקרא, ויש לדמות לו לַהַט הַחֶרֶב הַמִּתְהַפֶּכֶת (בראשית ג, כד), דומה שהיא מתהפכת על ידי לחש:
With their magic art. [Onkelos translates it as] בְּלַחֲשֵׁיהוֹן — “with their magic.” There is no comparable word [to בְּלַהֲטֵיהֶם] in Scripture. However, one may compare to it: “the לַהַט of the rotating sword,” for it appears to rotate [as if] by magic.
וַיַּשְׁלִיכוּ אִישׁ מַטֵּהוּ וַיִּהְיוּ לְתַנִּינִם וַיִּבְלַע מַטֵּֽה־אַהֲרֹן אֶת־מַטֹּתָֽם׃
When each man threw down his rod they (the rods) became serpents, and Aharon’s rod swallowed their rods.
When each man threw down his rod they (the rods) became serpents, and Aharon’s rod swallowed their rods.
Rashi
ויבלע מטה אהרן. מאחר שחזר ונעשה מטה בלע את כלן (שבת צז):
Aharon’s rod swallowed. After it became a rod again, did it swallow all the rest.
וַיֶּֽחֱזַק לֵב פַּרְעֹה וְלֹא שָׁמַע אֲלֵהֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהֹוָֽה׃ {ס}
Pharaoh’s heart [remained] hard and he did not listen to them, just as Adonoy had foretold.
Pharaoh’s heart [remained] hard and he did not listen to them, just as Adonoy had foretold.
מופת. אות, להודיע שיש צורך (צרוך) במי ששולח אתכם:
A marvel. A sign to make it known that there is power in the One Who sends you.