Commentary for Berakhot 18:4
מ"ד בעל כרחם דמצרים דכתיב (תהלים סח, יג) ונות בית תחלק שלל מ"ד בעל כרחם דישראל משום משוי:
Those who say it was against the will of the Egyptians, because it is written, "And she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil" (Ps. Ixviii. 13). Those who say it was against the will of the Israelites, because of the burden.
Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
vv. 7 f. of the Psalm refer to the release from Egypt; accordingly "she that tarrieth at home "means the Egyptians, and "spoil" implies that it was taken from them by force.
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Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
The Israelites were reluctant to load themselves with burdens for the journey.
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