[Avodah] The Jews fed the Mitzrim During Makas Choshech

[Micha Berger]

Call off the search, I found a maqor -- the Netziv. He doesn't cite an
earlier one so it's probably the Netzi's chiddush. HaEimeq Davar on 11:2,
d"h "Ish mei'eis rei'eihu vego'", explaining why they are "rei'eihu"
but in pereq 3 it was "mishekheintah":
    ... in makas choshekh, when "shelo qamu ish mitachtav 3 yamim" how
    did they all fast for 3 days? Rather, Yisrael, who were a light in
    their homes, stuck out (hoshitu) before them food and everything
    they needed. And through this, Yisrael obtained a great chein in
    their eyes.

:-)BBii!
-Micha

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