Sixth aliyah
בא · Bo · Exodus 12:29-12:51
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Exodus 12:29
And it came to pass at midnight, that the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the first-born of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the first-born of cattle.
What's bothering Rashi?
The verse marks the range of the dead starting from Pharaoh's firstborn, but why single out Pharaoh's household in this particular way?
Look closely. What seems repeated, missing, out of order, or strange?