וַיָּבֹ֥א אִישׁ־אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל־עֵלִ֑י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הֲנִגְלֹ֤ה נִגְלֵ֙יתִי֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֔יךָ בִּֽהְיוֹתָ֥ם בְּמִצְרַ֖יִם לְבֵ֥ית פַּרְעֹֽה׃
At may dumating na isang tao ng Diyos kay Eli, at sinabi niya sa kanya: “Ganito ang sabi ng Walang-Hanggan: Hindi ba't tunay na nagpakita Ako sa sambahayan ng iyong ama noong sila'y nasa Egipto, at mga alipin pa ng sambahayan ni Faraon?”
Sha'arei Orah
About this, our sages, of blessed memory, stated,119See Midrash Bamidbar Rabba 7:10; Sifri Bamidbar 84; 161:5 and elsewhere. “The Jewish people are beloved to the Holy One, blessed is He, and wherever they were exiled, the Indwelling Presence of HaShem-יהו״ה accompanied them. When they were exiled in Egypt, the Shechinah-שכינה was with them, as it states,120Samuel I 2:27 ‘Did I not appear to the family of your ancestor when they were in Egypt, [enslaved] to the house of Pharaoh?’ Similarly, it is written,121Genesis 46:4 ‘I shall descend with You to Egypt.’ When they were exiled to Babylon, the Shechinah was with them. This is as stated,122Isaiah 43:14 ‘Because of you I was sent to Babylon.’ When they were exiled to Elam, the Shechinah, was with them. This is as stated,123Jeremiah 49:38 ‘I will place My throne in Elam.’