Essay su Esodo 9:1
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה בֹּ֖א אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֑ה וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ אֵלָ֗יו כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָֽעִבְרִ֔ים שַׁלַּ֥ח אֶת־עַמִּ֖י וְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי׃
Indi il Signore disse a Mosè: Va da Faraone, e digli: Dice così il Signore, Iddio degli Ebrei: Lascia andare il mio popolo a prestarmi culto.
The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox
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The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox
Although this plague spares humans, it is nevertheless described as “heavy” (v.3). The narrative uses a play-on-words as well: the Hebrew for pestilence (dever) echoes that for thing (davar).
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The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox
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