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The
Fifth Plague: Pestilence מכת
דבר
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל-מֹשֶׁה, בֹּא אֶל-פַּרְעֹה;
וְדִבַּרְתָּ אֵלָיו, כֹּה-אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי הָעִבְרִים,
שַׁלַּח אֶת-עַמִּי, וְיַעַבְדֻנִי.
כִּי אִם-מָאֵן אַתָּה, לְשַׁלֵּחַ, וְעוֹדְךָ, מַחֲזִיק בָּם
הִנֵּה יַד-יְהוָה הוֹיָה, בְּמִקְנְךָ אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׂדֶה,
בַּסּוּסִים בַּחֲמֹרִים בַּגְּמַלִּים, בַּבָּקָר
וּבַצֹּאן--דֶּבֶר, כָּבֵד מְאֹד. Then the LORD said unto Moses: 'Go in unto
Pharaoh, and tell him: Thus saith the LORD, the God of the
Hebrews: Let My people go, that they may serve Me. For if
thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which are in
the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels,
upon the herds, and upon the flocks; there shall be a very
grievous murrain.
The Plague: Why Pestilence and destruction of wild stock? Additionally, we see a "Measure for Measure" - The Cattle Plague was a response
to the the Egyptians' criminal appropriation of cattle
belonging to Jews. By destroying the Egyptian livestock, God, as it were,
took back the Egyptian cattle, thus demonstrating that unjust enrichment would not be tolerated. The Ten Plagues of Egypt: Information and more
The Ten Plagues of Egypt - a Passover (Pesach) brings you much more about the holiday, its meaning and its traditions... See the links below.
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