וַיָּבֹ֥א אִישׁ־אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל־עֵלִ֑י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הֲנִגְלֹ֤ה נִגְלֵ֙יתִי֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֔יךָ בִּֽהְיוֹתָ֥ם בְּמִצְרַ֖יִם לְבֵ֥ית פַּרְעֹֽה׃
Lalu datanglah seorang abdi Allah kepada Eli dan berkata kepadanya: “Beginilah firman Yang Mahakekal: Bukankah Aku telah menyatakan diri-Ku dengan nyata kepada keluarga leluhurmu ketika mereka masih di Mesir sebagai budak keluarga Firaun?
Sha'arei Orah
About this, our sages, of blessed memory, stated,119See Midrash Bamidbar Rabba 7:10; Sifri Bamidbar 84; 161:5 and elsewhere. “The Jewish people are beloved to the Holy One, blessed is He, and wherever they were exiled, the Indwelling Presence of HaShem-יהו״ה accompanied them. When they were exiled in Egypt, the Shechinah-שכינה was with them, as it states,120Samuel I 2:27 ‘Did I not appear to the family of your ancestor when they were in Egypt, [enslaved] to the house of Pharaoh?’ Similarly, it is written,121Genesis 46:4 ‘I shall descend with You to Egypt.’ When they were exiled to Babylon, the Shechinah was with them. This is as stated,122Isaiah 43:14 ‘Because of you I was sent to Babylon.’ When they were exiled to Elam, the Shechinah, was with them. This is as stated,123Jeremiah 49:38 ‘I will place My throne in Elam.’