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Barukh SheAmar
Because of that which the Lord did for me when I went forth from Egypt: The problem with this verse is the Hebrew word “Zeh, this.” What is it referring to? The verse seems to be circular in its reasoning. Why did God take me out of Egypt? Because of “this.” If “this” refers to the Seder, then the verse is saying that God commanded us to commemorate the Exodus because he took us out of Egypt so we could commemorate the Exodus! The commentary offers two different explanations: 1. This is one of many examples in the Bible and later literature of transposed words. It should read, “This (ceremony) was given because of the miracle which the Lord did for me when I went forth from Egypt.” 2. Another explanation is that the word “Zeh” should be read as it is read elsewhere in the Bible as “that which.” “It is because of that which the Lord did for me when I went forth from Egypt.” There are ample examples of the word being used in this way such as Psalms 104, Proverbs 27:22, and Isaiah 43:21.