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Ibn Ezra on Exodus 2:23/אבן עזרא על שמות ב׳:כ״ג
אוימת מלך מצרים. עתה יוכל משה לשוב אל מצרים, וישראל עשו תשובה, כי יחזקאל הזכיר שהיו ישראל עובדים גלולי מצרים, על כן עִנָם השם, ותחת אשר לא עבדוהו עבדו אכזרים:
1THAT THE KING OF EGYPT DIED. Moses was now able to return to Egypt.165 The Israelites repented. Ezekiel notes that the Israelites worshipped the idols of Egypt.166 It was because of this that the Lord afflicted them. As a punishment for not serving God they served cruel masters.167 as: Israel realized that they were being punished with bondage for worshipping idols. They then repented and cried out unto the Lord.