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== The leeks and the onions ==


[[Numbers 11]]:5 We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:

The "leeks and the onions" in one way could be construed as a [[metaphor]] for the benefits of Egypt. The need for the [[benefits]] of the Pharaoh's free bread is what brought the people into the bondage of [[Egypt]].

But the message of this book of the Torah and these surrounding verses goes much deeper than produce.


במדבר 11:5 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
זכרנו את־הדגה אשר־נאכל במצרים חנם את הקשאים ואת האבטחים ואת־החציר ואת־הבצלים ואת־השומים׃

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