וַתִּפְתַּח֙ וַתִּרְאֵ֣הוּ אֶת־הַיֶּ֔לֶד וְהִנֵּה־נַ֖עַר בֹּכֶ֑ה וַתַּחְמֹ֣ל עָלָ֔יו וַתֹּ֕אמֶר מִיַּלְדֵ֥י הָֽעִבְרִ֖ים זֶֽה׃
Binuksan niya ito at nakita niya ang bata, at narito, isang batang lalaking umiiyak. Nahabag siya sa kanya, at sinabi niya: “Isa ito sa mga anak ng mga Hebreo.”
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.