Tanach
Shemot 8:12-15 שמות ח׳:י״ב-ט״ו
Part of: VaeraVaera, Aliyah 5Chapter 8
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וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה אֱמֹר אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן נְטֵה אֶֽת־מַטְּךָ וְהַךְ אֶת־עֲפַר הָאָרֶץ וְהָיָה לְכִנִּם בְּכׇל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
Adonoy said to Moshe, “Say to Aharon, Extend your rod and strike the dust of the earth; and it will turn into lice throughout the whole land of Egypt.”
Adonoy said to Moshe, “Say to Aharon, Extend your rod and strike the dust of the earth; and it will turn into lice throughout the whole land of Egypt.”
Rashi
וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־כֵן וַיֵּט אַהֲרֹן אֶת־יָדוֹ בְמַטֵּהוּ וַיַּךְ אֶת־עֲפַר הָאָרֶץ וַתְּהִי הַכִּנָּם בָּאָדָם וּבַבְּהֵמָה כׇּל־עֲפַר הָאָרֶץ הָיָה כִנִּים בְּכׇל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
They did so. Aharon extended his hand with his rod and struck the dust of the earth, and there was lice on man and beast. All the dust of the earth turned into lice throughout the whole land of Egypt.
They did so. Aharon extended his hand with his rod and struck the dust of the earth, and there was lice on man and beast. All the dust of the earth turned into lice throughout the whole land of Egypt.
Rashi
ותהי הכנם. הָרְחִישָׁה, פדוליר"א בלע"ז:
And there was lice (lit. louse). [הַכִּנָם refers to] the swarm of lice. Pedoliere in Old French — swarming lice.
וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־כֵן הַחַרְטֻמִּים בְּלָטֵיהֶם לְהוֹצִיא אֶת־הַכִּנִּים וְלֹא יָכֹלוּ וַתְּהִי הַכִּנָּם בָּאָדָם וּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃
The sorcerers did likewise with their magic art. They tried to bring forth lice but they could not, and there were lice on man and beast.
The sorcerers did likewise with their magic art. They tried to bring forth lice but they could not, and there were lice on man and beast.
Rashi
להוציא את הכנים. לבראותם (נ"א ולהוציאם) ממקום אחר:
To bring forth lice. [Meaning] to create them from elsewhere.
ולא יכלו. שאין השד שולט על בריה פחותה מכשעורה:
But they could not — because a demon has no power over a creature that is smaller than barley.
וַיֹּאמְרוּ הַֽחַרְטֻמִּם אֶל־פַּרְעֹה אֶצְבַּע אֱלֹהִים הִוא וַיֶּחֱזַק לֵב־פַּרְעֹה וְלֹֽא־שָׁמַע אֲלֵהֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהֹוָֽה׃ {ס}
The sorcerers said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of Elohim;” but Pharaoh’s heart remained hardened and he did not listen to them, as Adonoy had spoken.
The sorcerers said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of Elohim;” but Pharaoh’s heart remained hardened and he did not listen to them, as Adonoy had spoken.
Rashi
אצבע אלהים היא. מכה זו אינה על ידי כשפים, מאת המקום היא:
“This is the finger of Elohim.” [I.e.,] this plague was not brought about by witchcraft — it is from Hashem.
כאשר דבר ה'. ולא ישמע אליכם פרעה:
As Adonoy had spoken. “Pharaoh will not listen to you.”
אמר אל אהרן. לא היה העפר כדאי ללקות על ידי משה, לפי שהגין עליו כשהרג את המצרי ויטמנהו בחול, ולקה על ידי אהרן:
Say to Aharon. It was not fitting that the dust be struck by Moshe because it protected him when he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand and was [instead] struck by Aharon.