1) Why are the ten plagues not all in one parsha? Once they are divided, why specifically seven and three?
2) Ch. 10, v. 2: "Ulmaan t'sa'peir b'oznei vincho u'ven bincho" And so that you shall relate into the ears of your son and your sons son The word "ulmaan" appears in the Torah in only one other place, in Dvorim 11:9, "ulmaan taarichu yomim." How do we connect these two phrases?
3) Ch. 10, v. 2: "Hisalalti" How shall we translate this word and from where is/are your answer/s sourced?
4) Ch. 10, v. 7: "Va'yomru avdei Pharoh eilov shalach es ho'anoshim v'yaavdu es Hashem Elokeihem ha'terem teida ki ovdoh Mitzroyim" And Paroh's servants said to him send the men and they will serve Hashem their G-d do you not yet know that Mitzrayim is lost Paroh was so impressed with their advice that he had Moshe and Aharon brought back and he asked them who would go on the three-day hiatus to serve Hashem (verse 8). When they responded that absolutely everyone would go and that they planned to take all their livestock as well (verse 9), Paroh countered that only the adult men may go, and had them driven out of his presence (verse 11).
From this point onwards we no longer find Paroh's advisors suggesting that the bnei Yisroel be sent to serve Hashem. What changed? Actually things got even worse as they experienced the devastation of the locusts and the total darkness, yet not a word from them any more.
5) Ch. 10, v. 11: "Lo chein l'chu noh hagvorim v'ivdu es Hashem ki osoh a'tem m'vakshim" - Not so only the men will now go and you shall serve Hashem because that is what you request Paroh seems to be contradicting himself in the same breath. He first says no to sending the children, whom Moshe just included in the previous verse, so how does Paroh say that this is your request? For the answers, click here
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