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Ramban on Exodus 10:24/רמב"ן על שמות י׳:כ״ד

אוְטַעַם צֹאנְכֶם וּבְקַרְכֶם יֻצָּג כִּי אַנְשֵׁי מִקְנֶה הָיוּ, וְכָל רְכוּשָׁם וְחֵילָם בַּמִּקְנֶה הָיָה, וְחָשַׁב פַּרְעֹה כִּי לֹא יַנִּיחוּ כָּל מָמוֹנָם וְיִבְרְחוּ. וְאִם אוּלַי יַעֲשׂוּ כֵן הִנֵּה יִשָּׁאֵר לוֹ עֹשֶׁר גָּדוֹל, כִּי הָיָה מִקְנֶה כָּבֵד מְאֹד:

1ONLY LET YOUR FLOCKS AND YOUR HERDS BE STAYED. Since the Israelites were keepers of cattle,⁶³ and all their wealth and belongings consisted of cattle, Pharaoh thought that they would not leave all their possessions and flee from the country. Even if they were to flee, he would be left with their great wealth, as they were very rich in cattle.