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<category>Everyone | <category>Everyone | ||
<p>The entire Israelite nation was enslaved.</p> | <p>The entire Israelite nation was enslaved.</p> | ||
| − | <mekorot><multilink><a href="RashiShemot1-11-13" data-aht="source">Rashi</a><a href="RashiShemot1-11-13" data-aht="source">Shemot 1:11-13</a><a href="RashiShemot5-4" data-aht="source">Shemot 5:4</a><a href="R. Shelomo Yitzchaki (Rashi)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shelomo Yitzchaki</a></multilink></mekorot> | + | <mekorot><multilink><a href="RashiShemot1-11-13" data-aht="source">Rashi</a><a href="RashiShemot1-11-13" data-aht="source">Shemot 1:11-13</a><a href="RashiShemot5-4" data-aht="source">Shemot 5:4</a><a href="R. Shelomo Yitzchaki (Rashi)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shelomo Yitzchaki</a></multilink>, Abarbanel, Seforno, Shadal</mekorot> |
</category> | </category> | ||
<category>Rotation | <category>Rotation | ||
<p>The Israelites worked for Paroh in shifts.  Each labored at the palace for several weeks or months and then was free to go home until his next shift.</p> | <p>The Israelites worked for Paroh in shifts.  Each labored at the palace for several weeks or months and then was free to go home until his next shift.</p> | ||
<mekorot><multilink><a href="RYosefBekhorShorShemot1-11-14" data-aht="source">R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorShemot1-11-14" data-aht="source">Shemot 1:11-14</a><a href="R. Yosef Bekhor Shor" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RambanShemot1-10-14" data-aht="source">Ramban</a><a href="RambanShemot1-10-14" data-aht="source">Shemot 1:10-14</a><a href="RambanShemot5-4" data-aht="source">Shemot 5:4</a><a href="R. Moshe b. Nachman (Ramban, Nachmanides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Moshe b. Nachman</a></multilink></mekorot> | <mekorot><multilink><a href="RYosefBekhorShorShemot1-11-14" data-aht="source">R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorShemot1-11-14" data-aht="source">Shemot 1:11-14</a><a href="R. Yosef Bekhor Shor" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RambanShemot1-10-14" data-aht="source">Ramban</a><a href="RambanShemot1-10-14" data-aht="source">Shemot 1:10-14</a><a href="RambanShemot5-4" data-aht="source">Shemot 5:4</a><a href="R. Moshe b. Nachman (Ramban, Nachmanides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Moshe b. Nachman</a></multilink></mekorot> | ||
| + | <point><b>וַיָּשִׂימוּ עָלָיו שָׂרֵי מִסִּים</b></point> | ||
</category> | </category> | ||
<category>Those Who Could Not Afford the Monetary Tax | <category>Those Who Could Not Afford the Monetary Tax | ||
<p>The Israelites were expected to pay a monetary tax to Paroh; only those who could not afford it worked instead.</p> | <p>The Israelites were expected to pay a monetary tax to Paroh; only those who could not afford it worked instead.</p> | ||
<mekorot><multilink><a href="RalbagShemotBeurHaMilot1-11-14" data-aht="source">Ralbag</a><a href="RalbagShemotBeurHaMilot1-11-14" data-aht="source">Shemot Beur HaMilot 1:11-14</a><a href="RalbagShemotBeurHaParashah1-11-22" data-aht="source">Shemot Beur HaParashah 1:11-22</a><a href="R. Levi b. Gershom (Ralbag, Gersonides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Levi b. Gershom</a></multilink></mekorot> | <mekorot><multilink><a href="RalbagShemotBeurHaMilot1-11-14" data-aht="source">Ralbag</a><a href="RalbagShemotBeurHaMilot1-11-14" data-aht="source">Shemot Beur HaMilot 1:11-14</a><a href="RalbagShemotBeurHaParashah1-11-22" data-aht="source">Shemot Beur HaParashah 1:11-22</a><a href="R. Levi b. Gershom (Ralbag, Gersonides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Levi b. Gershom</a></multilink></mekorot> | ||
| + | <point><b>וַיָּשִׂימוּ עָלָיו שָׂרֵי מִסִּים</b> – Ralbag understands "מִסִּים" to refer to a monetary payment. </point> | ||
| + | <point><b>Freedom of Movement</b> – Ralbag points out that it does not appear that all of the nation was enslaved since</point> | ||
</category> | </category> | ||
</approaches> | </approaches> | ||
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Version as of 23:39, 14 April 2016
Who was Enslaved in Egypt?
Exegetical Approaches
Everyone
The entire Israelite nation was enslaved.
Sources:Rashi, Abarbanel, Seforno, Shadal
Rotation
The Israelites worked for Paroh in shifts. Each labored at the palace for several weeks or months and then was free to go home until his next shift.
וַיָּשִׂימוּ עָלָיו שָׂרֵי מִסִּים
Those Who Could Not Afford the Monetary Tax
The Israelites were expected to pay a monetary tax to Paroh; only those who could not afford it worked instead.
Sources:Ralbag
וַיָּשִׂימוּ עָלָיו שָׂרֵי מִסִּים – Ralbag understands "מִסִּים" to refer to a monetary payment.
Freedom of Movement – Ralbag points out that it does not appear that all of the nation was enslaved since
