וַתִּפְתַּח֙ וַתִּרְאֵ֣הוּ אֶת־הַיֶּ֔לֶד וְהִנֵּה־נַ֖עַר בֹּכֶ֑ה וַתַּחְמֹ֣ל עָלָ֔יו וַתֹּ֕אמֶר מִיַּלְדֵ֥י הָֽעִבְרִ֖ים זֶֽה׃
Ketika dibukanya, dilihatnya dia, yaitu anak itu, dan tampaklah seorang anak laki-laki sedang menangis. Ia merasa kasihan kepadanya dan berkata, “Ini salah seorang anak orang Ibrani.”
The Jewish Spiritual Heroes
When the conditions in Palestine took a turn for the worse, Rabbi Nathan of Babylonia declared that the verse “to those who love me and observe my commandments” (Exodus, 2:6), referred to the Jews of Palestine, who were ready to sacrifice their lives for the sake of the observance of the commandments and who were indifferent to death when they were caught.