[Avodah] Fascinating Remez in the Torah

[cantorwolberg at cox.net]

The Gra brings out an amazing remez as to why b'nai Yisroel left Egypt after 190 years as opposed to the 400.
He explains that the reason is because the oppression and cruelty they received at the hands of the Egyptians
in 190 years was equal to what would have been for 400 years. And here is where it becomes fascinating.

He points out the remez in the Torah (Sh’mos Ch.1, vs.13): “Vay’mor’ru es chayei-hem” “They embittered their lives with hard work”.  They made their lives so bitter that they were able to leave early. The trope on the words “Vay’mor’ru es chayei-hem” is kadma v’azlah. The GRA points out the meaning of the trope: kadma means before (or early) and azla is Aramaic for “go.” So the trope gives the remez “to go early.” Now It gets even more exciting. The exact gematria of kadma v’azla is 190 which is exactly how early they left because the Egyptians made their lives so bitter. 
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