וַיַּהֲפֹ֨ךְ יְהוָ֤ה רֽוּחַ־יָם֙ חָזָ֣ק מְאֹ֔ד וַיִּשָּׂא֙ אֶת־הָ֣אַרְבֶּ֔ה וַיִּתְקָעֵ֖הוּ יָ֣מָּה סּ֑וּף לֹ֤א נִשְׁאַר֙ אַרְבֶּ֣ה אֶחָ֔ד בְּכֹ֖ל גְּב֥וּל מִצְרָֽיִם׃
Lalu Yang Mahakekal membalikkan arah angin menjadi angin barat yang sangat kuat, yang mengangkat belalang itu dan menghalaunya ke Laut Teberau. Tidak ada seekor belalang pun yang tertinggal di seluruh wilayah Mesir.
Shemot Rabbah
“Moses and Aaron emerged from Pharaoh; and Moses cried to the Lord regarding the frogs that He had brought upon Pharaoh” (Exodus 8:8).
“Moses…emerged…and…cried to the Lord regarding the frogs” – our Rabbis, of blessed memory, said: It was not just the destruction that the frogs caused the Egyptians, but the sound of the frogs was harsher for them than the physical damage, as they would enter their bodies and scream inside them, as it is stated: “Regarding [al devar] the frogs that He had brought upon Pharaoh” – regarding the speech [al dibur] of the frogs.
“The Lord did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died from the houses, from the courts, and from the fields” (Exodus 8:9).
“The Lord did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died” – it is because [the Egyptians] could derive no benefit from their carcasses or their skin; that is why they died.14This is in contrast to the wild animals and the locusts, which departed from Egypt (see Exodus 8:27 and 10:19) so that the Egyptians would not benefit from the hides of the animals or be able to eat the locusts.
“They gathered them in heaps; and the land stank” (Exodus 8:10).
“They gathered them in heaps” – this teaches that each and every one of them made four piles, and the land reeked. Because Israel reeked from the blows administered by the Egyptians, it is measure for measure.
“Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and did not heed them; as the Lord had spoken” (Exodus 8:11).
“Pharaoh saw that there was respite” – this is the way of the wicked; when they are in trouble they scream, but when there is respite they return to their evil ways. “As the Lord had spoken” – where did He speak? “I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go” (Exodus 3:19).
“Moses…emerged…and…cried to the Lord regarding the frogs” – our Rabbis, of blessed memory, said: It was not just the destruction that the frogs caused the Egyptians, but the sound of the frogs was harsher for them than the physical damage, as they would enter their bodies and scream inside them, as it is stated: “Regarding [al devar] the frogs that He had brought upon Pharaoh” – regarding the speech [al dibur] of the frogs.
“The Lord did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died from the houses, from the courts, and from the fields” (Exodus 8:9).
“The Lord did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died” – it is because [the Egyptians] could derive no benefit from their carcasses or their skin; that is why they died.14This is in contrast to the wild animals and the locusts, which departed from Egypt (see Exodus 8:27 and 10:19) so that the Egyptians would not benefit from the hides of the animals or be able to eat the locusts.
“They gathered them in heaps; and the land stank” (Exodus 8:10).
“They gathered them in heaps” – this teaches that each and every one of them made four piles, and the land reeked. Because Israel reeked from the blows administered by the Egyptians, it is measure for measure.
“Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and did not heed them; as the Lord had spoken” (Exodus 8:11).
“Pharaoh saw that there was respite” – this is the way of the wicked; when they are in trouble they scream, but when there is respite they return to their evil ways. “As the Lord had spoken” – where did He speak? “I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go” (Exodus 3:19).
Shemot Rabbah
“The Lord turned an exceedingly strong west wind, and it carried the locusts, and deposited them into the Red Sea; there did not remain even one locust within the entire border of Egypt. The Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go” (Exodus 10:19–20).
“The Lord turned…a west wind…there did not remain even one locust” – Rabbi Yoḥanan said: When the locusts came, the Egyptians rejoiced. They said: Let us fill barrels with them. The Holy One blessed be He said: Wicked ones, are you rejoicing over the plague that I brought upon you? Immediately, “the Lord turned an exceedingly strong west [yam] wind”; this is the west [maaravit] wind. “It carried the locusts…” – what is “there did not remain even one locust”? Even what was salted in the pots and in the barrels flew and went away. “The Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart.”7It is possible that this last line expresses that once Pharaoh saw that even the locusts in the barrels disappeared, he concluded that the plague had been the result of sorcery, as this would not have happened with real locusts. Consequently, he hardened his heart (Etz Yosef).
“The Lord turned…a west wind…there did not remain even one locust” – Rabbi Yoḥanan said: When the locusts came, the Egyptians rejoiced. They said: Let us fill barrels with them. The Holy One blessed be He said: Wicked ones, are you rejoicing over the plague that I brought upon you? Immediately, “the Lord turned an exceedingly strong west [yam] wind”; this is the west [maaravit] wind. “It carried the locusts…” – what is “there did not remain even one locust”? Even what was salted in the pots and in the barrels flew and went away. “The Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart.”7It is possible that this last line expresses that once Pharaoh saw that even the locusts in the barrels disappeared, he concluded that the plague had been the result of sorcery, as this would not have happened with real locusts. Consequently, he hardened his heart (Etz Yosef).