Commentaire de citation sur L’Exode 5:13

distress as in, “they rushed them, saying, ‘fulfill your task’” [Exodus 5: 13].

עולת שבת בשבתו, “the Sabbath burnt-offering on its Sabbath.” This means that the procedure is to take place on each Sabbath, as if the Torah had written דבר יום ביומו, “a daily procedure day by day” (Exodus 8,13).
על עולת התמיד, “in addition to (after) the daily total-offering.”

נגש He vexeth himself.¹⁹A. V., Draw near. Our editions have נִגַּשׂ; I. E. read נִגַּשׂ, which seems to be right according to the Masora. See Kimchi ad locum. Comp. והנגשים the taskmasters (Exod. 5:13). It is Niph.—They will afflict themselves in vain with fasting.

Were hard pressed on that day. They were being rushed and pressed¹⁰ As in Shemos 5:13; Metzudos renders “approached.” to wage war against the Philistines.