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Scattered in Strain — Purpose Infinitives and the Language of Forced Labor

וַיָּ֥פֶץ הָעָ֖ם בְּכָל־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם לְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁ קַ֖שׁ לַתֶּֽבֶן׃ Opening the Scattering Exodus 5:12 follows Pharaoh’s harsh decree that the Israelites must produce bricks without straw. No longer supplied with raw material, the people now disperse across Egypt. The verse captures this … Continue reading

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