[Avodah] They didn't even prepare any provisions for themselves

[Michael Poppers]

In Avodah V41n9, RAM posited:
> To review, everyone ate the Korban Pesach in the evening, and everyone
knew that they would be leaving Mitzrayim in the morning. <
We don't see from the *p'suqim* that Am Yisrael knew they were leaving the
morning after Makas B'choros -- all they knew was to stay in their homes
until morning.  Maybe one can say they were looking forward to leaving
after Makas B'choros, but they didn't know precisely when they would
leave....  We certainly do see from the *p'suqim* that there was
pandemonium, what between the Egyptians trying to expel these *avadim*
before morning and then "vayash'ilum...vaynatz'lu," so yes, they weren't
ready; but as slaves not even physically out of Mitzrayim (never mind
Mitzrayim not yet being removed from their personas), seems to me unfair to
expect them to have been ready, even if they had celebrated the entire
night until morning.

RZS noted:
> Also, Rashi in Haazinu says yetzias mitzrayim was at noon. <
Right, on the phrase "b'etzem hayom hazeh."
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