Tafsiran Keluaran 9:2: Rashi & Haamek Davar

כִּ֛י אִם־מָאֵ֥ן אַתָּ֖ה לְשַׁלֵּ֑חַ וְעוֹדְךָ֖ מַחֲזִ֥יק בָּֽם׃

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Rashi

מחזיק בם means WILT KEEP HOLD OF THEM, as in, (Deuteronomy 25:11) “and layeth hold of him etc. (...והחזיקה ב)”.
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Haamek Davar

And continue holding them. Although you have lightened the enslavement, nevertheless, you are still holding them as slaves and making them work.
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