Comentários de Citação sobre Jó 34:25

V. 19. ויהפך רוח ים, gewöhnlich hat das aktive הפך den zu umwandelnden Gegenstand zum Objekt, wie הפך ים ליבשה und sonst. Hier aber ist der durch Umwandlung herbeigeführte Gegenstand das Objekt, es heißt nicht ויהפך רוח קדים לרוח ים sondern ויהפך רוח ים. So auch: ויהפך לו אל ד' לב אחר (Sam. I. 10, 9). אהפוך אל עמים שפה ברורה (Job 34, 35) והפן לילה וידכאו (Zephania 3, 9).

The meaning of the expression וימש חשך is that the darkness will continually deepen. The word is related to אמש, “last night.” The Torah means that this darkness will be deeper than last night’s darkness. Alternatively, the word is related to the expression לא ימיש, “He would not remove (the cloud).” It means that even after the departure of the natural darkness of night, this darkness would not lift. This proves that the plague of darkness commenced in the morning when it was light already. Had It begun at night the Egyptians would simply have thought that this was a night lasting for three days. The miracle would not then have the had the desired effect. This is reflected in Onkelos’ translation בתר דיעדי קבל לילא, “after it had already almost become daylight, night set in.” This is also how Elihu in Job 34,25-26 describes it, i.e. “truly, He knows their deeds, night is over and they are crushed;” He strikes them down with the wicked where other people can see.” In other words, G’d struck the Egyptians wherever they happened to be be where others can see this. They perished there on the very seats being unable to move as we read in verse 23: “none could even rise from his place for three days.”

The meaning of the expression וימש חשך is that the darkness will continually deepen. The word is related to אמש, “last night.” The Torah means that this darkness will be deeper than last night’s darkness. Alternatively, the word is related to the expression לא ימיש, “He would not remove (the cloud).” It means that even after the departure of the natural darkness of night, this darkness would not lift. This proves that the plague of darkness commenced in the morning when it was light already. Had It begun at night the Egyptians would simply have thought that this was a night lasting for three days. The miracle would not then have the had the desired effect. This is reflected in Onkelos’ translation בתר דיעדי קבל לילא, “after it had already almost become daylight, night set in.” This is also how Elihu in Job 34,25-26 describes it, i.e. “truly, He knows their deeds, night is over and they are crushed;” He strikes them down with the wicked where other people can see.” In other words, G’d struck the Egyptians wherever they happened to be be where others can see this. They perished there on the very seats being unable to move as we read in verse 23: “none could even rise from his place for three days.”