Pensée juive sur La Genèse 22:8

And in the Midrash Rabbah on this section (Shemot Rabbah 15:12): And they shall take each person a lamb (Exodus 12:3), corresponding to God will see to the lamb for Him (Genesis 22:8). Unblemished [tamim] (Exodus 12:5), corresponding to The Rock, His actions are perfect [tamim] (Deuteronomy 32:4); a male, as He kills all the firstborn of Egypt and spares the firstborn of Israel; from the sheep or from the goats you shall take it – just as I kill man and animal, the captive and the maidservant, so do you have license to take [it] from any place that you wish, and should guard it [the lamb], and it shall be for you a great festivity, as it is stated: You shall hold it in safekeeping (Exodus 12:6). And you shall slaughter it – you slaughter the paschal offering, and I slaughter the firstborn. They shall take of the blood and place it on the two doorposts (Exodus 12:7) – as I will pass over you and protect you. You shall be careful with it, as it is eaten [only] at night, as it is stated: They shall eat the meat on that night, roasted with fire (Exodus 12:8). Roasted with fire, corresponding to Abraham, whom He rescued from the fiery furnace; and unleavened bread, corresponding to Sarah, who prepared loaves for the angels; and bitter herbs, corresponding to Jacob – just as his descendants were pursued in Egypt, so did Esau pursue him. You shall not leave any of it until morning (Exodus 12:10) – just as I will not leave any soul [of the Egyptian firstborn] until morning. It is analogous to a king who told his sons, "Know that I judge capital cases. Offer a gift to me, so that when I go up to the tribunal, I will transfer [aavor] your verdict to others." So too did the Holy One, blessed be He, say to Israel, "I am dealing in capital cases, and I hereby inform you that I can spare you with mercy, with the blood of the paschal offering and the blood of circumcision; and I will grant atonement to your souls, as the passage [haavara] that I will make is severe," as it is stated: I will pass in the land of Egypt [on that night] (Exodus 12:12). Likewise, Israel says: The Lord also will be a haven for the oppressed, a haven for times of trouble (Psalms 9:10). To here [is the midrash].

In rendering Genesis 22:8, “the lamb is known to the Lord,” he either wished to indicate that the Lord was not expected to seek and to bring it, or he considered it inappropriate, in Chaldee to connect the divine perception with one of the lower animals.