Who is doing what to whom

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Isaac Fried
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Who is doing what to whom

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Ex. 7:29 (8:4)
וּבְכָה וּבְעַמְּךָ וּבְכָל עֲבָדֶיךָ יַעֲלוּ הַצְפַרְדְּעִים
Q. Who is (are) the הוּא of יַעֲלוּ = יעל-הוּא? A. the צְפַרְדְּעִים, the frogs.

Ex. 8:3(7)
וַיַּעֲשׂוּ כֵן הַחַרְטֻמִּים בְּלָטֵיהֶם וַיַּעֲלוּ אֶת הַצְפַרְדְּעִים עַל אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם
Q. Who is (are) the הוּא of וַיַּעֲלוּ = ויעל-הוּא? A. the חַרְטֻמִּים, the magicians.

Isaac Fried, Boston University
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